Ujjain. The festival of Nag Panchami is being celebrated with great pomp across the country today. The festival of Nag Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of the month of Saavan. Not only in India, people celebrate the festival of Nag Panchami with great pomp in Nepal and other South Asian countries with Hindu population. In the religious city of Ujjain, there is a long queue of devotees from Mahakaleshwar temple to Nagchandreshwar temple on the occasion of Nag Panchami.
The doors of the Nagchandreshwar temple, which opens once a year, were opened late at night. There is a crowd of devotees in Shiva temples since morning. The doors of the Nagchandreshwar temple of Ujjain open on the occasion of Nag Panchami. Such an occasion comes only once a year when the doors of this temple open. On the midnight of Thursday-Friday, Mahant Vineet Giri Maharaj of Panchayati Akhara and the Chairman of Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee and Collector Neeraj Singh performed puja-archana as per the rituals and opened the doors of the temple.
These doors will remain open till 12 o’clock on Friday night. On the occasion of Nag Panchami (Nag Panchami 2024), darshan at Nagchandreshwar temple has special significance and this is the reason why people from different parts of the country reach here to perform special rituals. Special arrangements have been made by the administration to ensure that the devotees coming here do not face any kind of trouble.
There are many mythological beliefs about Nagchandreshwar temple. According to this, the king of snakes Takshak did a rigorous penance of Lord Shiva. Pleased with this, the Lord blessed Takshak Naag to be immortal. Since this blessing, Nagraj Takshak lives in the shelter of Baba Mahakaleshwar. Along with immortality, Nagraj’s wish was that there should be no disturbance in his solitude. Therefore, this temple remains closed throughout the year, but Nagchandreshwar Mahadev is worshipped on the day of Nag Panchami.
