What is Prasadam?

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About Prasadam

It is the country’s first “Healthy and Hygienic Food Street”.
It has been opened at Neelkanth Van, Mahakal Lok, in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
It will connect people in every corner of the country with pure and safe local and traditional food.
Spread over 939 square metres with 19 shops, Prasadam offers convenient and culturally rich dining options for the 1-1.5 lakh devotees who visit the Mahakaleshwar Temple daily.
The food street is designed to provide various facilities, including a kids’ play area, drinking water facility, CCTV surveillance, parking, public conveniences, and seating spaces.

Key Facts about Mahakaleshwar Temple:

It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva.
Location:
- It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain, in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- The temple is situated beside the Rudra Sagar Lake.
It is one of the twelve Jyotirlingams of Lord Shiva.
Mahakaleshwar idol is Dakshina Mukhi, facing south, unlike all the other Jyotirlingas.
The temple, which is spread over five levels, sees a huge throng of devotees during the Maha Shivaratri festival.
Architecture:
- The temple complex comes with a spacious courtyard that is adorned with THE finest sculptures that are believed to be influenced by the Chalukya, Maratha, and Bhumija styles of structural design.
- The foundation and platform are built of stones. Most of the upper structure rests on the strong and well-designed pillars and plasters.
- It is complete with impressive lingam sculptures of Mahakaleshwar.
- The images of Ganesh, Parvati, and Karttikeya are installed in the west, north, and east of the sanctum sanctorum.
- o The temple also houses a tank constructed in the sarvatobhadra style.

Q1) What are Jyotirlingas?

A Jyotirlinga is a shrine where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam. There are currently 12 main Jyotirlingas in India. The 12 Jyotirlinga temples in India take the name of the presiding deity. Each considered a different manifestation of Lord Shiva.

Source: India’s first healthy & hygienic food street ‘Prasadam’ inaugurated in Ujjain