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Panna, 22 August (HS). Panna, a pilgrimage site famous for tourism and temples, has its own identity not only in the state but in the entire country. Every festival is celebrated here in a traditional manner. There is a famous temple of Lord Baldev here, where Hal Chhath festival will be celebrated on 25 August. A huge statue of Shri Baldau is installed in this temple. This is the only statue in the world, which is so huge and made of Shaligram stone.
The historic Hal Chhath festival will be celebrated on 25th August at Baldev Ji temple, for which preparations are going on at war footing. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is proposed to attend the Hal Chhath festival. For its preparations, the Commissioner and IG discussed with the administrative officials of the district on Thursday. The three main temples of the city, Baldau, Govind and Kishorji temples are being decorated attractively.
Janmotsav will be celebrated at Baldev Temple on August 25 at 12 noon. Chhath festival will be celebrated on August 30 at 3 pm and on the second day, on August 31 at 10 pm, there will be a program of Bhandara and Mahaprasad distribution. Similarly, Sri Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated at Jugal Kishore and Govind Ji Temple on the night of August 26. On Janmashtami, a Bhakti festival will be organized in the evening in the Jugal Kishore temple premises by the culture department. A team of selected artists will present bhajans, music and dance programs based on Lord Krishna in this.
On the second day, 27 August, Dadhikando program will be held from 1 pm to 6 pm. On the same day, Bhandara and Mahaprasad distribution program will be held from 10.30 pm to 1 am. Janmashtami program will also be organized at Govind Mandir on 26 August at 11.30 pm. Krishna Janmashtami Festival will be celebrated at Prananath Temple on the night of 26 August at 12 pm.
The birth anniversary of Bhagwan Haldhar is celebrated in a grand manner in Panna. Pandit Yogendra Awasthi tells that Rudrapratap Singh was the 10th Maharaja of Panna. He brought the idol of Bhagwan Baldev from Mathura Vrindavan. Apart from that, there is hardly any other such big idol of Haldhar along with Sheshnag anywhere else in the country. The idol is so bright that one cannot gaze at it for long. There is a tradition of celebrating the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Baldev with ceremony on the occasion of Halchhat festival since the monarchy era. Enjoyment of 16 arts of Shri Krishna in the temple, replica of London Church:- Like the idol, the temple here is also special. This temple based on the 16 arts of Lord Shri Krishna is a wonderful amalgamation of the architecture of East and West. The outer part of the temple is a replica of the famous St. Paul's Church of London.
Its design was prepared by an Italian cartographer. The construction of the temple started in 1933 and was completed in 1936 in three years. The entrance of the temple represents Bundelkhandi architecture, whose beauty easily attracts people. Kunjbihari Sharma, associated with the temple, says that the Maharabes (the inside of the dome of a temple) of the Nat Mandap and Bhog Mandap of the temple are in the medieval architectural style, while the interior decoration is like that of temples.
The pavilion of the temple based on the 16 arts of Lord Krishna rests on 16 huge pillars. There are 16 stairs, 16 porches and 16 small domes at its entrance and exit gates. The entrance of the temple is situated on a high platform. Historian SB Singh Parmar says that there are very few temples as beautiful as this in the whole of India. A gold vase weighing 1.25 kg (about 50 kg) was placed on the peak of the temple. It is adding to the beauty of the temple even today.