Nepal PM offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar temple in MP

Mr. Prachanda and his delegation arrived at the Indore airport, where they were given a warm welcome by State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, his cabinet colleagues Tulsiram Silawat, Usha Thakur and Indore BJP MP Shankar Lalwani.

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal “Prachanda” on June 2 offered prayers at the famous Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, hours after he arrived in the state for a two-day visit.

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, State Ministers Mohan Yadav and Jagdish Devda welcomed the Nepal PM at the Mahakaleshwar temple, one of the 12 ‘jyotirlingas’ in the country.

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The temple, especially its Nandi Hall and the sanctum sanctorum, was decorated with flowers. A red carpet was laid in the temple premise to welcome the Nepalese PM and his delegation. Priests blew conch shells to welcome the guests from the neighbouring country.

Wearing a saffron-coloured shawl, Mr. Prachanda later performed religious rituals inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple around 1.30 p.m. amid chanting of ‘shlokas’ (hymns) by priests, an official said.

Mr. Prachanda offered 100 ‘rudraksh’ and ₹51,000 at the temple during the visit, the official said.

The Nepalese PM arrived at the temple by road from Indore, where he arrived earlier in the day, amid tight security arrangements put in place along the nearly 55 km-long route.