• Jan 25 2016
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Mahakal Lok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mahakal Lok, the 920-metre-long mega corridor near the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. According to reports, during the inauguration, PM Modi removed the curtain by remote from the Shivling, which is made of the Raksha Sutra.As per reports, before the inauguration, he also went to the Mahakaleshwar Temple to seek blessings. Later on the day, he tweeted, “Blessed to have got the opportunity to dedicate #ShriMahakalLok to the nation. This is an important endeavour which will deepen the connect of our citizens with our rich history and glorious culture.” He also added that Ujjain Mahakal Lok will help boost Ujjain tourism in Madhya Pradesh in a great manner.

Madhya Pradesh Religious Tourism will indeed be expanded vastly with the opening of the Mahakal Lok corridor in Ujjain and that’s what people expect to be along with the prime minister. Ashish Kumar Pathak, the CEO of Ujjain Smart City has said after the opening of Mahakal Lok Corridor that it will become a major tourist attraction in Ujjain and annual tourist footfall is “expected to double” according to him. He quoted, “About 1.5 crore people visit the temple every year. And, this annual figure is expected to double to about three crores after the opening of the ‘Mahakal Lok.”