Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, and Washington Sundar perform Bhasma Aarti at Mahakaleshwar temple [Watch]

Indian cricketers, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav were seen at the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. The players were seen performing the Bhasma Aarti at the temple.

The Bhasma Aarti is a special aarti that is performed during the Brahma Muhurat, i.e., almost two hours before sunrise at around 4 am in the morning.

It is a two-hour-long aarti wherein the priests offer Bhasma or holy ash to the Mahakal/ deity, while chanting sacred mantras. The chanting of mantras and other sounds make devotees feel the presence of divine energy around them.

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There are 12 jyotirlingas in the country and it is only in the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain that the Bhasma aarti is performed. During the aarti, no one is allowed to enter the garbhagriha, the area where the ritual is performed. However, devotees are allowed to in the Nandi Hall behind barricades and they can participate from there.

Significance of the Bhasma Aarti
Bhasma is the sacred ash that is used to perform the ritual at the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain. Lord Shiva is often associated with Kaal or death. It is believed that no one other than Lord Shiva has control over Kaal. Also, everything that is burnt is reduced to ash and nothing remains. The ash is a constant reminder that every individual is made of the same elements. Therefore, the holy ash is applied to Lord Shiva who is seen to be meditating with Bhasma all over his body.

About the Mahakaleswar Temple
The Mahabaleshwar temple is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh and is famous for the Bhasma Aarti. Though the Bhasma Aarti is performed every morning, the one performed on the third Monday in the month of Sawan holds special importance. It is believed that the Linga present here emerged on its own from a beam of light.