Ujjain: Long queues had been noticed at just about all the well-known temples of the city on Friday as individuals began their new year by paying obeisance at temples. People coming from distinctive components of the nation began their New Year by paying obeisance to the presiding deity at Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple.
Devotees also attended the well-known Bhasmarti performed in early hours of the morning. Devotees’ crowd was also noticed at other temple of the city like Gadkalika, Kalbhairav, Chamunda Mata Temple and Gopal Mandir and Chintaman Ganesh temple. On the occasion of New Year at some temples particular 56 bhogs had been provided to deities with prayers for peace and superior wellness to all.
As per Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee (MTMC) till the Friday evening more than 30,000 devotees paid obeisance to lord Mahakal and it is a record in terms of arrival of devotees amid Covid19 outbreak. The MTMC also confirmed record sale of prasad of more than Rs 15 lakh in a day because pandemic’s breakout.
The ‘prasad’ was sold from all the counters of the temple due to heavy crowd of devotees. Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhada neighborhood unit head Mahant Vineet Giri Maharaj told that Covid directives are becoming followed in temple premises.