Picture of cleaning work of Deepmal in the Mahalaxmi Temple premises on Thursday.
The temple will remain closed to devotees on Monday between 9 am and 6 pm while the innermost sanctum sanctorum is being cleaned. After the cleaning work of the sanctum sanctorum is completed at 6.30pm, devotees will be able to seek darshan of the original idol in the main temple as usual. During the Navaratra festival, around 20 lakh devotees visit the Mahalaxmi Temple in Kolhapur over the course of nine days.
Directives were given instructing officers-in-charge to coordinate with the mandals so that all Durga idol arrival processions during the Navratri festival are held on the same day. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolhapur | Silver Rate in Kolhapur | Bank Holidays in Kolhapur | Public Holidays in Kolhapur Stay updated with the latest Kolhapur news.
Shripujak (priest) Madhav Munishwar said, “In order to avoid inconvenience to devotees while darshan inside the main temple is suspended, the darshan of the utsav-murti (festival idol) of the goddess will be made available next to the Saraswati temple inside the premises. Cases will be registered against mandals holding processions on any other day, police said. Kolhapur : Preparations have begun at Mahalaxmi Temple for the upcoming Navratra festival. For this clean-up drive, members and volunteers from the Mumbai-based ‘iSmart’ company have arrived in Kolhapur. Devotees are urged to cooperate. Meanwhile, Kolhapur police have directed Durga mandals in the city to hold both idol arrival and immersion processions on the same day. Superintendent of police Nilotpal held a crime review meeting with officials from all police stations. In light of this, authorities have reviewed the parking lots around the temple and developed a plan to maximize available space. Nilotpal also instructed the city transport department to coordinate with the municipal corporation regarding securing additional parking space on city grounds, vacant lots, and major roads. Download the TOI App.
Cleaning of the temple premises commenced on Thursday with the arrival of a specialised team from Mumbai. A thorough cleaning of the main sanctum of Mahalaxmi Temple will be carried out on Monday.