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Ayodhya, Varanasi & Now Ujjain: Why Temples Are Central to PM Modi's Idea of 'New India'
Nalin Mehta • 3 years agoIt would be mistaken to see the corridor project at the Mahakaleshwar temple in isolation. It is part of a concerted strategy that combines religiosity, cultural identity and Hindu-ness with a new unapologetic cultural nationalism deeply rooted in Hindu cultural symbols
From Ayodhya and Kashi to Ujjain: How Modi is unshackling the physical chains of Hindu coloniality and victimhood
Utpal Kumar • 3 years agoNarendra Modi, with his historic projects in Ayodhya, Kashi, Kedarnath and now Ujjain, is ensuring the world’s oldest living civilisation doesn’t forget its ancient roots while pursuing its modern, 21st century aspirations and objectives
PM Modi inaugurates Mahakal Lok corridor in MP's Ujjain, dedicates it to the nation
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe more than 900-metre-long 'Mahakal Lok' corridor traverses the old Rudrasagar Lake which has also been revived as part of the redevelopment project around the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the 12 'jyotirlingas' in the country
The Mahakal Lok Corridor and the legends surrounding the Lord Shiva temple in Ujjain
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoLord Shiva is known as Mahakaleshwar or ‘Lord of time’ and the historic temple in Ujjain worships this form of the Hindu deity. As per Hindu mythology, the construction of the Mahakal jyotirlinga is attributed to Lord Brahma
Inside Ujjain’s grand Mahakal Corridor inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoThe ancient Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain is getting a major revamp. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mahakal Corridor, which is part of the first phase of the Rs 856-crore redevelopment project
From Mahakal Lok Corridor to Kashi Vishwanath, how Narendra Modi is reviving temples across India
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoThe inauguration of the Rs 350-crore Mahakal Lok Corridor in Ujjain is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s untiring drive to return Hindu temples to their past glory. Since assuming office in 2014, he has seen several restoration projects, such as the Kashi Vishwanath Dham to Somnath temple
‘Har Har Mahadev’: Will have privilege of dedicating the grand and divine Shri Mahakal Lok to nation today, says PM Modi
Fp Staff • 3 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reach Mahakal temple around 5:25 pm and perform puja before dedicating to the nation the Mahakal Lok between 6:25 pm to 7:05 pm
Watch: Preview of newly-built Mahakal Lok corridor at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoThe structures that flank the corridor were constructed using sandstone that was obtained from the Bansi Paharpur region of Rajasthan
Will enter politics 'if people want', says Robert Vadra after offering prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple
• 3 years agoHe said his charitable work have been on for more than 10 years and will continue whether he enters politics or not. It is his way of serving people, he added
Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh: Congress president holds rallies in poll bound state; visits Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple
Fp Staff • 7 years agoRahul Gandhi began his two-day visit to the politically significant Malwa-Nimar region in the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh by visiting Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple