The festival of Holi is being celebrated with joy in the Mahakal temple of Ujjain according to tradition. Today, Holika was burnt after Sandhya Aarti on Thursday. In addition, Lord Mahakal was offered a kilo of herbal gulal.
By Prashant Pandey
Publish date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:00:20 AM (IST)
Updated date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:09:03 AM (IST)
Highlights
- Holi started at the Baba Mahakal temple of Ujjain with offering gulal in Bhasmarti.
- After the accident last year, instructions to follow only tradition in Holi festival from this time.
- There is a ban on taking color, gulal, pressure guns, cylinders etc. to the Mahakal temple.
Nayeduniya Representative, Ujjain. The festival of colors started in Bhasmarti today in the Mahakal temple today. Baba Mahakal was offered a kilo of herbal gulal. This time devotees were banned from bringing Gulal or other colors.
Holika burning after Sandhya Aarti in Mahakal’s courtyard
On Thursday, Holika was burnt after the evening Aarti of Lord Mahakal according to the tradition at the Mahakal temple. In the worship tradition of Mahakal temple, there is a tradition of Holika Dahan after the evening Aarti of Lord Mahakal in the evening on Phalgun Purnima.
That is, Holika Dahan is first done in the courtyard of Mahakal in the country. On Thursday, priests wished for happiness, prosperity in the country and burnt Holika after worshiping Holika. Earlier, Herbal Gulal was offered by offering special prayers to the Lord in the evening Aarti.
The accident occurred last year, hence ban on hudge
Last year, a fierce fire broke out in the sanctum sanctorum during the Bhasma Aarti due to excessive use of chemical -rich gulal on Dhulendi in the Mahakal temple. Priests, priests and servants were injured in the fire. A servant injured in Durghana also died during treatment.
This type of incident should not be recurred, so the temple committee had given instructions to follow only traditions in the Holi festival on Dhulendi and Rangpanchami from this time. There is a ban on taking devotees with color, gulal, pressure guns, cylinders etc. to the temple.
This place restricted
Playing Holi in areas like Nandi, Ganesh, Karthikeya Mandapam, Sathmandap, Kotitirtha Kund, Omkareshwar Temple Complex, Juna Mahakal etc. in Mahakal is completely banned. Cameras are being monitored in this entire area.
Protocol and early darshan tickets closed for mob control
Strong control arrangements were made for crowd control on Holi on Thursday evening at Jyotirlinga Mahakal Temple. A limited number of devotees were allowed to sit in Nandi and Ganesh Mandapam in Sandhya Aarti. Karthikeya Mandapam was kept completely empty.
The protocol philosophy system and early darshan ticket facility were also stopped to stop the devotees entering the temple through a protocol in the name of VIP. Not only this, locks were also arrested on Gate No.1 and Gate No.4. Except some very special people, no one was given entry into the temple.
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