Priests perform ‘Bhasma Aarti’ at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple

On the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri, priests performed ‘Bhasma Aarti’ at Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. Devotees in thousands lined up to get a glimpse of lord Mahakal and seek his blessings on Mahashivratri. While Shivratri comes once every month, Mahashivratri also known as ‘great night of lord Shiva’ comes once in a year, just before the arrival of Spring season in the month of February or March.