Kota : Lord Keshavrai’s court lit up with lights on Kartik Purnima on Thursday night. The decorations made from Chambal coast to Keshav Temple were attracting devotees from far and wide. The 15-day fair has also been formally inaugurated. The holy Kartik bath started at 2.30 am on Kartik Purnima in the holy Charmanyavati Chambal river flowing in the east direction towards Ganga with the sound of conch shell. Devotees from all over the country including the state are reaching Keshavnagar. Police have been deployed at various places to maintain law and order. Along with the police force, police in plain clothes have also been deployed at the time of darshan in the temple premises.
Starting from Mandu in Madhya Pradesh and going to Etawah in UP via Rajasthan, Chambal River travels a distance of 960 km in three states. In this, due to flowing in the east direction in the religious city of Kaptan, Chambal has been given the same status as Mother Ganga in religious scriptures. There is a temple of Vishnu incarnation Lord Shri Keshavdev on a 100 feet high mound on the river bank. On Kartik Purnima, more than one and a half to two lakh devotees from the entire state take a holy bath and have darshan of Lord Shri Keshav. Due to Baikunth Chaturdashi falling on Thursday, devotees took holy bath throughout the day and availed the darshan of Lord Shri Keshavdev.
