On the occasion of Maha Shivratri, devotees have been offering prayers at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Mandir since early March 8 morning. Hundreds of people thronged the temple to offer their prayers to Bhagwan Shiv.
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav along with his wife offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, on the occasion of #Mahashivratri pic.twitter.com/NDXGQirNL8
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The priests performed a grand ‘Bhasma Aarti’ of Mahakal in front of the devotees. The Mahakaleshwar Mandir was adorned with beautiful lighting, welcoming the devotees.
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: Morning Aarti being performed at Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, on the occasion of #Mahashivratri pic.twitter.com/0s7ukXhlwX
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#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: 'Bhasma Aarti' performed at Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, on the occasion of #Mahashivratri pic.twitter.com/vUrsua7zJs
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Apart from that, several renowned artists across the nation are showing their devotion to Bhagwan Shiv with their art on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Famous sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik created a sand sculpture of Bhagwan Shiv from 500 ‘Shivalingas’ in Puri, Odisha.
#WATCH ओडिशा: रेत कलाकार सुदर्शन पटनायक ने पुरी में 500 'शिवलिंग' से भगवान शिव की रेत से कलाकृति बनाई। pic.twitter.com/V1CTG6ONWC
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While another sand artist named Ajay Gupta in Prayagraj (UP) made a replica of the Kedarnath temple using biscuits.
Gupta, during his interaction with the media, said, “We have made a replica of Kedarnath temple using biscuits…last year we made a Shivling with 1,111 biscuits so after that we had this thought that a temple should also be made.”
Maha Shivratri is celebrated on the 14th day of the dark fortnight of the ‘Magha’ month, as per the Hindu lunar calendar, and marks the night of the marriage of Bhagwan Shiva and Mata Parvati.
Maha Shivratri marks the convergence of ‘Shiva’ and ‘Shakti’ and also celebrates the night when Bhagwan Shiva performed the ‘Tandav’–the cosmic dance.
It is believed that on this day, the stars in the Northern Hemisphere are in the most optimum positions to help raise a person’s spiritual energy.
(with inputs from ANI)
