Ujjain Mahakal Mandir: After 1 year, the doors of Nagchandreshwar temple will open at 12 midnight on Thursday

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Highlights

Darshan of Nagchandreshwar will be available for 24 hours. Special arrangements for darshan of Nagchandreshwar. Worship will be done 3 times a day in Nagchandreshwar temple.

Naiduniya representative, Ujjain. Nag Panchami Mahaparva will begin from Thursday night at Jyotirling Mahakal temple. After 1 year, the doors of the Lord Nagchandreshwar temple located on the peak of the temple will open at 12 midnight. After this, Lord Nagchandreshwar will be worshipped by Mahant Vineet Giri Maharaj of Mahanirvani Akhara and Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh.

Darshan for general public from 12.40 pm

The series of general darshan will start at around 12.40 pm in the Nagchandreshwar temple, which will continue till 12 midnight of 9 August. On Nag Panchami, there will be separate arrangements for darshan in Mahakal and Nagchandreshwar temple. Trikal puja of Lord Nagchandreshwar will be performed. According to tradition, Trikal puja of Lord Nagchandreshwar is prescribed on Nag Panchami.

The first puja will be performed by the Mahant of Mahanirvani Akhara at 12 midnight on August 8. The second puja will be performed by the administrative officer on behalf of the government at 12 noon on August 9. The third puja will be performed by the priests of Mahakal temple after the evening aarti of Lord Mahakal at 7.30 pm on August 9.

Such will be the arrangement for darshan in Nagchandreshwar temple

To have darshan of Lord Nagchandreshwar, the visitors will take off their shoes at the shoe stand set up at Bhil Samaj Dharamshala and walk in three rows through the road near Ganga Garden, Chardham Temple parking zigzag, from Harsiddhi square, near the wall of Rudra Sagar via Vikram Tila, enter the temple through gates four and five from in front of Bada Ganesh Temple and have darshan of Lord Shri Nagchandreshwar via Vishramdham, Aero Bridge.

After the darshan, the devotees will reach their destination via Aero Bridge, Vishram Dham Ramp, Marble Corridor, through the newly constructed road near Palki Gate, Prepaid Booth Tiraha, Harsiddhi Chauraha from in front of Bada Ganesh, Nrusinha Ghat Tiraha from the road in front of Harsiddhi Dharamshala.

Mahakal Temple

Devotees visiting Lord Mahakal on Nag Panchami will visit Lord Mahakal from the Nandi gate of Mahakal Mahalok, Mansarovar Facility Center, Kartikeya and Ganesh Mandap through the tunnel. After that they will exit the temple from the emergency exit gate.