President Draupadi Murmu worships Baba Mahakal, she also meditates in the Nandi Hall.
Highlights
The President inaugurated the construction work of Indore-Ujjain six lane road and laid its foundation stone. As per protocol, strict security arrangements have been made in Ujjain city for the President’s security. Draupadi Murmu, who came to visit Ujjain Mahakal Temple, is the 10th President of the country.
Naiduniya Representative, Ujjain (President Ujjain Visit). President Draupadi Murmu visited the sanctum sanctorum of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain and received blessings. After this, she also meditated by sitting in the Nandi Hall. Today, the Mahakal temple has been specially decorated on the arrival of the President. She was welcomed with the sound of cymbals and damru in Ujjain.
Before this, the President honoured the Swachhata Mitras. He said that I thank the Swachhata Mitras on behalf of all the countrymen. It is because of you that this Swachhata Abhiyan has become widespread.
The President inaugurated the construction work of Indore-Ujjain six-lane road and also laid the foundation stone. He said that I bow to this land of Mahakaal. The tradition of culture here has been prevalent for centuries.
Cleaning workers will be given money according to their rating
CM Dr. Mohan Yadav said that the sanitation workers in the state will be paid according to the rating given to their city by the central government. All the sanitation workers of the city whose rating is one will get one thousand rupees, those with two ratings will get two thousand rupees. Ujjain has got three ratings, so the sanitation workers here will be given 3 thousand rupees.
10th President to visit Ujjain
Draupadi Murmu is the 10th President of the country to visit here. Before President Draupadi Murmu, Ramnath Kovind, Pranab Mukherjee, Pratibha Patil, KR Narayanan, Shankardayal Sharma, R Venkataraman, Gyani Jail Singh, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Dr. Rajendra Prasad have visited Ujjain respectively.
In fact, the desire to visit Jyotirlinga Mahakaleshwar and the fame of the All India Kalidas Festival have been attracting presidents to Ujjain. Former President Ram Nath Kovind last visited on 29 May 2022. His wife Savita and daughter Swati also came with him.
A day before his 48th wedding anniversary, he had attended the 59th session of the All India Ayurveda Maha Sammelan held at the Kalidas Sanskrit Academy as the chief guest. All three had performed the Abhishek-Pujan of Jyotirlinga Mahakal from the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakaleshwar temple.
First Ujjain visit
This is President Draupadi Murmu’s first visit to Ujjain. In this, she performed Abhishek-Pujan at Mahakaleshwar temple. After this, she did Shramdaan in the temple premises under Swachhata Pakhwada.
After visiting Mahakal Mahalok, I talked to sculptors Akshay Maharana, Aditya Maharana, Ishwarchandra Maharana, Pramod Ojha from Puri (Orissa) who were making statues of Lord Shiva and Sapta Rishi from stone.
When KR Narayan came, Lord Mahakal went on a city tour
When former President KR Narayan came to perform worship and Abhishek in Mahakal temple, Lord Mahakal had reached Ramghat on a city tour. Actually that day was of Mahakal Sawari. The matter had become quite famous then.
Tight security arrangements made
As per protocol, strict security arrangements have been made in Ujjain for the President’s security. More than 1500 soldiers have been deployed to keep watch on the routes through which the President will travel. The entire route, the event venue and the temple complex have been decorated. The route has been declared a no-flying zone.
