Bhopal,Ujjain, Nagpanchami was celebrated on Monday on the seventh Somwar of the month of Sawan. Lord Mahakal’s ride was taken out in Ujjain. The doors of the Nagchandreshwar temple, which opens once in a year, also opened. As per the folklore, during Nagpanchami, Nagraj Takshak himself remains present in the temple. A record 10 lakh devotees are expected to come here.
The doors of Nagchandreshwar temple will open from 12 o’clock on Monday night, which will be open for darshan till 12 o’clock on Tuesday night i.e. for 24 hours. The temple committee has also made special arrangements on this occasion. Along with 1500 administrative officers and employees, one thousand policemen will be stationed here.
200 quintals of Laddu Prasadi distributed
The temple committee has made a stock of 200 quintals of Laddu Prasadi. Arrangements have been made to give water bottles to the devotees in the line itself. Bhajan Mandlis will also be present. Live telecast will be made by installing LEDs at many places. Baba Mahakal will come out in the evening to learn about the condition of his subjects.
Nagchandreshwar temple which opens only on Nagpanchami is famous for many things. The temple rests on third floor the world-famous Mahakal Temple. Legend has it that this temple was constructed by Parmar King Bhoj in 1050 AD. After this, King Ranoji of Sindhia revamped and fortified the entire structure including the Mahakal Temple and Nagchandreshwar Temple in 1732.
The special thing about this Nagchandreshwar temple is that this temple is opened only on one day in a year on Nagpanchami (Shravan Shukla Panchami) for the darshan of common devotees. It is believed that Nagraj Takshak himself resides in this temple.
