As I am waiting for my new inning to start, time is
passing enjoying nice food and having boundless sleep. Waked up at 10 O'Clock,
thinking what will be the plan today, I decided to have a visit to the BIJASAN
MATA temple .Approximately at around 11:30, reached the temple. This is a takery which is situated in gram Hamukhedi near
Ujjain on Dewas road. On top approximately 1000ft above ground , there is a
temple of Bijasan Mata. That is also a sort of picnic spot where people used to
come from all over the country. We can have a nice aerial view of Ujjain from
the temple. The best thing about the temple I liked is the huge and marvelous statue of LION sitting in front
of maa Bijasan. Lion was looking
extremely powerful and energetic.We can definitely feel the nice and powerful
aura surrounding us in the temple. Please find some beautiful pics of this temple, I have taken.
At 3 o clock I came back to home, had my lunch and
started watching my favorite TV serial ‘Tarak Mehta ka ootlah chashmah’. While watching
the television , my mom came, reminding that today is the first Monday of the
month ‘Saavan’ and I have to go to Mahakaaleshwar sawari .I said oh….…………………..
I felt irritated thinking again I have to go and join
that huge crowd but anyway I can’t say anything to mom and finally said ‘ok’.
Mahakal ki Sawari is the special processions that are
taken out in the Shravan or Sawan month in the Ujjain Mahakal Temple dedicated
to Hindu God Shiva. These special rituals are held on the Mondays or Somwar in
Shravan Mahina. Mahakal ki Sawari 2012 dates are July 9, 16, 23, 30. The Shravan month in 2012 as per
traditional calendars followed in North India begins on July 4 and ends on
August 2.
Special processions of the murti of Lord Shiva are held
on all Mondays in the surroundings of the Ujjain Mahakal Temple. Thousands of
people arrive to witness this unique ritual.This is also the period when the
Kanwar Yatra takes place.
At around 4 o clock I started for the temple. I already knew that there will
be a huge crowd from the common path we used to go by, frequently so I decided
to take longer and separate root via a bridge. I decided to go to Ram ghat
where the sawari of Lord Shiva will come at 5 o clock. I was just two km away
from our destination and got to know because of the huge crowd , vehicles were
not allowed after that point. Didn’t have any option I parked my bike there
itself and started walking for the ‘Ram ghat’.
Suddenly there started heavy raining. I was completely
wet. Actually I liked it wholeheartedly. As I feared-involving myself in a huge
crowd in this hot summer. That heavy
rain definitely provided a big relief. I reached ‘Ram Ghat’ in time. The scene
was awesome-In spite of heavy rain some thousands of people were standing
fearlessly challenging the god of rain and waiting for the sawari to come. I too joined the masses in that heavy
rain. It was raining so heavily that people were not able to see distant
movement.
Everyone was eagerly waiting for the sawari to come. First came some group of people
(maybe some local politicians) wearing white kurtas hovering their hands in the
air-feeling themselves special, but who cares. Then came another group of
pundits-some were making sound out of conch, some were playing the drums and
others were just dancing and enjoying the rain.
Suddenly we heard the sound of cannon one after the
other. That was the indication that the lord has come to ask the whereabouts of
his people. The place was filled with the sound of ‘Bol Bummmm’. Everyone got
the glimpse of lord Shiva sitting inside the beautiful Palki. At last this has
become my best experience to visit the lord mahakaaleshwar sawari. I wish I
will be getting more and more such experiences in my life ahead. Jai Mahakaal
!!!!