Tamannaah Bhatia, Pragya Kapoor call visit to Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple: Amazing

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Tamannaah Bhatia and producer Pragya Kapoor have described their soulful visit to Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple, where they sought divine blessings, as "amazing".

The actress shared a picture and video on the stories section. In the first image, the actress is seen dressed in a vibrant orange traditional outfit and a saffron tilak across her forehead.

For the caption, she wrote: “Jai shree Mahakaal.”

She then shared a video of herself along with Pragya Kapoor from inside an aircraft. The clip seems to have been taken after the visit to the temple.

In the clip, the actress is seen asking the producer: “How was the trip?”

To which Pragya said: “Amazing.”

Tamannaah and Pragya attended the Bhasma Aarti and offered prayers at the revered temple. They participated in the early morning rituals and performed darshan of Lord Mahakal during her visit.

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. It is said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. The presiding deity, Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu, deriving currents of power from within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually established and invested with mantra-shakti.

Madhya Pradesh has two Jyotirlingas, the second one, Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, is situated about 140 km south of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga.

The actress will next be seen in Vvan – Force of the Forrest with actor Sidharth Malhotra. The film is set to explore the cultural folklore genre.

‘Vvan’ is written by Arunabh Kumar, directed by Deepak Mishra and Arunabh Kumar, with DOP and Visual Director Manu Anand; and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor, Arunabh Kumar and Niraj Kothari. ‘Vvan’ is set to release in theatres this year.