Overview

• Braving heavy monsoon rain, lakhs lined the roughly 7 km route from Mahakal Ghat to the temple during the sixth royal sawari.
• Chief Minister Mohan Yadav performed puja to Shri Chandramouleshwar before the start, then walked barefoot, playing a damaru, drums and cymbals.
• At Ram Ghat, priests offered Kshipra water before helicopters showered rose petals at the river and temple gate, using more than 500 kg, as armed police and mounted units presented salutes.
• The deity appeared in six forms on distinct carriers, including Chandramouleshwar in a silver palanquin, Manmahesh on an elephant, Shiv Tandav on a Garuda chariot and Uma-Mahesh on a Nandi chariot.
• Over 70 bhajan groups, saints and dignitaries participated alongside four tribal troupes performing Gudumbaja, Shringari, Danda and Baiga Karma dances, with escorts including ambulance, MPEB, fire brigade and forest department vehicles.