Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Now, Bhopalites can take ‘Narmada Parikrama’ within the state capital and that too by simply overlaying a distance of 300 toes on foot across the holy water from river Narmada.

To expertise a smaller model of the ‘Narmada Parikrama’ one has simply to go to the Durga pandal at Bittan Market the place a tableau on the theme has been constructed by the Durga Utsav Samiti, Bittan Market, this yr. The samiti’s convener Hari Om Khatik instructed the Free Press that they’ve introduced 10 tankers of Narmada water from Narmadapuram for the tableau.

The devotees can full circumambulation of the holy river from its origin in Amarkantak to Bharuch, the place it joins the Arabian Sea. Six distinguished temples on the banks of the Narmada and their ghats have additionally been constructed. Khatik mentioned {that a} 6-foot idol of Maa Narmada additionally varieties a part of the tableau. “After Navratri, we are going to set up the idol at Bandrabhan,” he mentioned.

The tableau will even embrace Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati seated on the Kailash Parvat and scenes of the start and marriage of Ganesha and Kartikeya.

The tableau took 40 employees and three months to finish at a complete value of round Rs 50 lakh.  Shri Narmada Puran might be recited on the venue each day from 10 am and Narmada aarti will even be carried out. “We’ll maintain a grand bhandara after Dussehra through which meals might be served to round 30,000 folks”, he mentioned.

Tableau of Kubereshwar Temple of Sehore at New Market in Bhopal

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–Kubereshwar Temple -The Vyapari Utsav Samiti, New Market has constructed an enormous duplicate of the Kubereshwar Temple at Sehore. The 80-foot excessive and 90-foot large tableau features a 35-foot excessive Shivalinga with a 12-foot excessive Sheshnaag defending it. Preacher Pandit Pradeep Mishra from Sehore might be giving his sermons on the venue. Round 25,000 rudraksha might be distributed on the pandal. Ravindra Singh, president of the Samiti, mentioned that the devotees will even be capable to see a 40-foot Shiva Baraat. The Durga idol within the pandal, unfold over 2.5 lakh sq. toes, is 14-foot tall.  

Durga Utsav Samiti, Vijay Market, Barkheda, has constructed a tableau, unfold over an space of 65,000 sq. toes, depicting the Char Dham temples.

In Kotra Sultanabad, the devotees will be capable to have a darshan of the 9 types of Goddess Durga, apart from a mannequin of fighter plane Rafale. At Tila Jamalpura, they may be capable to witness Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean).

Organisers mentioned that they anticipate an enormous turnout on the Durga Pandals this yr. “After two years, we’re celebrating Navratri sans Covid restrictions,” mentioned Khatik.