Maha Shivratri 2023: Almost 21 lakh earthen lamps will probably be lit on February 18 in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain metropolis as a part of the ‘Shiv Jyoti Arpanam-2023’ programme to mark the competition of Mahashivratri, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has stated. On Mahashivratri final yr, 11,71,078 earthen lamps had been lit in Ujjain. Now, an try will probably be made to set a Guinness world document by lighting 21 lakh lamps, authorities officers stated.
After a gathering held on Saturday to evaluation preparations for the mega occasion, CM Chouhan in an announcement stated the competition of Mahashivaratri will probably be celebrated in Ujjain like Diwali on February 18. “On Mahashivratri, residents of Ujjain will specific their dedication to Lord Mahakal by lighting 21 lakh lamps. This unprecedented occasion will probably be attainable solely with the participation of the society and the federal government,” Chouhan acknowledged.
Officers knowledgeable within the assembly that underneath the Shiv Jyoti Arpanam programme in Ujjain, earthen lamps will probably be lit within the metropolis’s temples, industrial locations, houses, moreover the banks of the Kshipra River and necessary intersections and spots. The distinguished locations in Ujjain will probably be lit with electrical decorations and rangoli (vibrant patterns), the officers stated.
Round 3 lakh 10 thousand diyas will gentle at Kedareshwar Ghat on the banks of Kshipra river, 1 lakh 75 thousand at Sunehri Ghat, 4 lakh 50 thousand at Dutt Akhara, 2 lakh 50 thousand from Ram Ghat to Bombay Dharamshala, 3 lakh 75 thousand from Bombay Dharamshala to Narsingh Mandir. Additionally, there’s a plan to gentle 4 lakh 75 thousand lamps at Mali Ghat in direction of Bhukhi Mata Temple.
After the lighting of 11,71,078 diyas in Ujjain on Mahashivratri final yr, 15.76 lakh lamps had been lit in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya metropolis on Diwali in 2022 to set a world document, they stated. All the programme in Ujjain on Mahashivratri this time will probably be primarily based on the “zero waste” precept, the officers stated. Greater than 20,000 volunteers will take part on this programme.
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(With PTI inputs)
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