Thousands assemble at Mahakal for final Shravan Somvar procession
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Ujjain: The final Monday procession of Lord Mahakaleshwar of the Sharawan month was taken out in Ujjain, attracting thousands of devotees to watch the exquisite palanquins and tableaux.
Devotees saw Lord Chandramoulishwar in the palanquin, Lord Manmahesh on Gajaraj, the Shiva Tandava statue on the Garuda chariot, and the Uma Mahesh Mukharvind on the Nandi chariot.
Before the procession in the afternoon, cabinet minister Uday Pratap Singh performed worship and rituals for Lord Chandramoulishwar's form in the assembly hall. Collector Roshan Kumar Singh and SP Pradeep Sharma also participated in the worship.
Afterward, the Lord was placed in a silver palanquin, and the guests carried it to commence the city tour. At the temple's main gate, the procession received a guard of honour from the armed guard as per tradition.
As the procession advanced, devotees on both sides of the road showered flowers and petals on the palanquin, chanting "Bhole Shankar Bhole Nath, Har-Har Mahadev" to welcome the Lord. In the final procession of the Shravan month, four tribal artist groups took part.
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Under the leadership of Manish Sisodia, the Bhagoria dance from Dhar, led by Mojilal Dadolia, the Bharia tribal Bhadam dance from Chhindwara, led by Krishna Verma from Ujjain, the Matki folk dance, and led by Rahul Dhurve from Sivni, the Gond tribal Saila dance group participated.
All groups performed along with the procession, and the gathered devotees highly praised the performances of the tribal folk dance artists.
In the fourth sequence of the Lord's procession, tableaux based on the themes of wildlife tourism, religious tourism, historical tourism, and rural tourism of the state were included. Under wildlife tourism, tableaux based on major wildlife and wildlife tourism sites/tiger reserves like Kanha, Pench, Ratapani, and Panna Tiger Reserve were included. In religious tourism, the Sandipani Ashram in Ujjain, where Lord Krishna received his education, and the Adi Shankaracharya Ekathma Dham in Omkareshwar were showcased.
For historical tourism, tableaux based on the Gwalior and Chanderi forts and the temples of Khajuraho were included. Rural tourism featured replicas of homestays operating in Orchha and the Orchha temple.
For the convenience of devotees, the temple management committee arranged for live viewing through Facebook and LED screens on a mobile chariot at the end of the procession route. The mobile chariot featured a live box for broadcasting the procession live. Additionally, live broadcasts of the procession were conducted via mobile chariots in areas like Freeganj, Datt Akhada, and Nanakheda in the city.
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