President to visit Lord Mahakaleshwar on May 29: President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Lord Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain on May 29 for darshan and to offer prayers. Development work of Mahakaleshwar temple complex is also going on at a fast pace. As per instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, expansion of this temple complex of religious and cultural importance is being completed by the last week of May. The expansion plan of Lord Mahakaleshwar temple complex of the State Government is taking shape at a fast pace. Area of the temple complex has now increased to 20 hectares. Facilities for visitors are being further expanded at a cost of Rs 310 crore in the first phase of the scheme. A stone wall has been built in a 900 m- long open corridor from the Nandi gate, on which many religious incidents of Shiva Purana have been engraved. In the corridor 108 pillars have been made in the form of Shivaanand Tandava. Rudra Sagar pond has been free from sewerage completely. Also, a total of 128 shops of handicrafts and snacks have been built. The temple premises will be monitored by the modern technology of Command and Control Centre.

Solar systems of 400 kW power generation capacity are also being installed in the campus along with capacity of parking of 400 cars. After Kashi, the Mahakal complex at Ujjain is the second such complex, with modern facilities and underlining of mythological events.