Madhya Pradesh govt. to decorate Ujjain city for Maha Shivratri festival next year
The Hindu
Shivraj Singh Chouhan was in Ujjain on Friday as a part of the BJP's nationwide celebrations coinciding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Kedarnath visit.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that Ujjain city, which houses the famous Mahakaleshwar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, will be decorated on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival next year.
Maha Shivratri will be celebrated on March 1 next year.
"Ujjain is an amazing city. The city of Mahakal will be decorated before next Maha Shivratri and everyone will celebrate the festival with joy," Mr. Chouhan said on Friday while honouring Hindu saints and seers in Ujjain, a government statement quoted him as saying.
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