Amid chanting of vedic hymns, the world's largest crystal Shivalinga was installed at a Dighori temple in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh. Dwaraka and Sharda Peeth Shankarcharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati Maharaj and Kanchi Kamketi Peeth Shankracharya Jayendra Saraswati, religious gurus, chief minister Digvijay Singh, state forest minister Harvansh Singh, former chief minister Shyama Charan Shukla besides thousands of pilgrims were present.
Dighori is the birth place of Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati and it was because of his efforts that the 55 kg crystal Shivalinga, the only of its type, could be installed.
A mahayagya was also being organised which will continue till February 22.
The massive temple constructed for housing the Shivalinga is a unique blend of North and South India's spiritual unit.
Bureau Report