MP Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that the saga of the valour of Chakravarti Samrat Vikramaditya, the pioneer of the Indian system of time reckoning and a symbol of justice, will now resonate through the lanes of the sacred city of Varanasi, the abode of Baba Vishwanath.
A grand celebration narrating the story of India’s pride and progress will be held at the BLW Ground in Varanasi from April 3 to 5, 2026 (Vaishakh Krishna Paksha, Vikram Samvat 2083). The three-day event, jointly organised by the Governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, will feature the historic staging of the grand theatrical production ‘Samrat Vikramaditya’.
Following the successful installation of the world’s first ‘Vikramaditya Vedic Clock’ in Ujjain last year, an ancient centre of Indian timekeeping, a significant step has now been taken to extend this initiative to other Jyotirlinga shrines across the country. As part of the effort to revive India’s rich heritage of time reckoning, the Vedic clock will first be offered to Baba Vishwanath in Varanasi.
The clock reflects the traditional Indian system of time calculation and also has a modern digital extension. A dedicated mobile application has been launched, providing information on time and the Panchang in more than 180 languages worldwide. This initiative, which began in Ujjain and now extends to the corridors of Kashi, not only strengthens India’s cultural identity but also helps re-establish the nation’s scientific heritage on the global stage.
The Vikramaditya Vedic Clock is the world’s first clock based on Indian timekeeping, a unique blend of Indian tradition, Vedic calculation, and scientific vision. Serving as a cultural axis, it will link global languages, traditions, faiths, and rituals.
Its mobile app includes rare information on Panchang, tithi, constellations, yog, karan, days, months, fasts, and festivals, spanning from 3179 BCE and the Mahabharata era to over 7,000 years into the future. It provides details of along 30 muhurts, with alarms for religious and spiritual activities. The app displays Vedic time (30-hour cycle) along with GMT, IST, temperature, wind speed, humidity, and weather updates. Available in 189 global languages, it provides precise sunrise and sunset timings and a detailed breakdown of all 30 muhurts for each day.
