Neem water offered to Baba Mahakal – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion Rates have been fixed in the name of darshan in the world famous Shri Mahakaleshwar temple. For darshan in protocol 506 Rs., for going to sanctum sanctorum 1500 to join the Rs and Bhasmarti A fee of Rs. This arrangement done in the name of darshan has created a distance between the devotee and God. Protest has also started regarding this amount being taken from Mahakal devotees in the name of darshan. Peethadhishwar Awadheshpuri of Swastik Peeth participated in the annual meeting of Shri Mahakal Regular Darshan Bhog Aarti Organization. During his address in the program, he strongly reprimanded the representatives of the government on the paid darshan system in Shri Mahakaleshwar temple. Peethadhishwar revolutionary saint of Swastik Peeth Dr. Avdheshpuri Maharaj said that I am not against any government or system. Seeing the pain and struggle of the devotees of Mahakal, being a saint, I would definitely like to say that the government should put its hand on its heart and think that the nephews and nieces to whom the government is giving five kg ration, or from the poor families should pray to Baba Mahakal. To what extent is it appropriate to take 1679466099 rupees for offering? How will a poor family be able to visit temples by paying Rs. If you want to fill the coffers only through paid darshan, then take donations of crores of rupees from leaders, officers, ministers and even from the Prime Minister because it will not make any difference to them. The coffers of Mahakal Management Committee will also be filled. To keep poor devotees away from Baba Mahakal’s darshan in the name of paid darshan is to deprive them of their constitutional fundamental right. Their religious freedom is to be taken away. Why is the Mahakal Management Committee creating discrimination between big and small among the devotees with such an arrangement? During this, former minister of Madhya Pradesh government and Ujjain North MLA Paras Jain was also present in the program. Crores spent, yet the way was not made in front of the sanctum sanctorum
Saint Awadhesh Puri said that there is no dearth of money with the Madhya Pradesh government. Just a few months back, he has got Shri Mahakal Mahalok constructed in the religious city of Ujjain by spending crore rupees. It should have happened that during this construction itself such a path would have been taken out in front of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple so that devotees would be able to touch Baba Mahakal when there was less crowd. When there was a lot of crowd, Baba used to have darshan of Mahakal from the queue. Despite spending such a huge amount, no such arrangement was made. Now the amount is being collected from the devotees in the name of paid darshan. ,