Royal Procession of Lord Mahakal: A Celebration of Faith and Tradition in Ujjain

Dr. Yadav joined the procession and played the damru and jhaanj along the procession route. In the procession of Rajadhiraj Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar, countless devotees played the damru and jhaanj-manjire on the procession route and chanted the victory of Avantikanath Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar. Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar gave darshan to his devotees in six different forms in the royal procession. Lord Shri Mahakal’s royal procession featured Shri Chandramouleshwar in a silver palanquin, Shri Manmahesh on an elephant, Shri Shivtandav on a Garuda chariot, Shri Uma-Mahesh on a Nandi chariot, and the Mukharvind of the Holkar State and Shri Saptadhan Mukharvind on a Dol Rath. The procession of Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar proceeded through traditional routes and reached Ramghat. At Ramghat, Lord Shri Mahakal was bathed in the waters of the Kshipra and puja was performed. During the puja, in-charge minister Gautam Tetwal, mayor Mukesh Tatwal, Vaibhav Yadav, and other dignitaries were present.
70 Bhajan Mandalis (devotional groups) participated in the procession. The main royal procession of Shri Mahakaleshwar Lord was led by the publicity vehicle of the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple. Following this were traffic police, artillery, the silver flag of Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar, horse riders, special armed forces salute guard, scout/guide members, and the service committee band. Following them, 70 bhajan mandalis from Ujjain and other cities of Madhya Pradesh participated in the procession, singing praises of the Lord.