10 crore rupees will be given for the development of the holy land of Lord Madheshwar, pilgrimage tourism will get a new dimension
Devotees are getting spiritual benefits from Shri Ramlala Darshan Yojana and Tirthdarshan Yojana
Raipur, August 4, 2025
On the auspicious occasion of the fourth Monday of the holy month of Shravan, Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai addressed the closing ceremony of the Divya Shiv Mahapuran Katha organized near the world’s largest natural Shivling Madheshwar mountain in Mayali under Kunkuri development block of Jashpur district through online medium from the Chief Minister’s residence office in Raipur.
This seven-day divine story series of Shravan month was organized by Mahamadeshwar Dham Committee from 28 July to 4 August 2025, in which the famous storyteller of Ayodhya, Pujya Shri Devkinandan Thakur Ji Maharaj mesmerized thousands of devotees with the nectar-like words of Shiv Mahapuran. The Chief Minister, while paying obeisance to all the saints associated with the Vyaspeeth, congratulated and thanked the committee for the grand event.
In his address, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that Shiva and Shakti are present in every particle of Chhattisgarh and the state receives spiritual energy from these holy places. He informed that an amount of ₹10 crore has been received from the central government for the development of Madheshwar Mahadev Dham, and the state government is working at a fast pace for infrastructure development and devotees’ facilities.
Referring to the major places of Lord Shiva situated in the state, the Chief Minister said that Lord Shiva is appearing before the devotees in various forms like Madheshwar Pahad in Mayali, Baba Bhoramdev in Kawardha, Kuleshwar Mahadev in Rajim, Bhuteshwar Mahadev in Gariaband and Laxmaneshwar Mahadev in Kharoud of Janjgir-Champa. He said that this entire state is full of Shiva.
Shri Sai informed that Shakti Corridor scheme has been started for the development of five major Shakti Peethas in Chhattisgarh. These include Bamleshwari Devi of Dongargarh, Mahamaya Devi of Ratanpur, Chandrahasini Mata of Chandrapur, Danteshwari Devi of Dantewada. He said that pilgrimage tourism is being given a new direction under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Referring to the Shri Ramlala Darshan Yojana, the Chief Minister said that so far more than 22 thousand devotees have received the benefit of seeing Lord Shri Ram in Ayodhya Dham. He said that this scheme has become a powerful medium to connect the devotees with devotion towards Lord Shri Ram.
In this sequence, referring to the Chief Minister Tirth Darshan Yojana which has been restarted, he said that under this scheme, elderly devotees of the state are being taken on darshan of 19 major pilgrimage sites of the country, due to which they are experiencing spiritual satisfaction and faith in life.
On the closing occasion, the Chief Minister prayed for the happiness, prosperity and well-being of the state and prayed that Baba Bholenath’s blessings always remain on all the devotees. He congratulated the Mahamadeshwar Dham Committee for the success of the event and said that the state government will make Chhattisgarh a new religious and tourist destination by coordinating faith, culture and development.
