14 hurt in MP's Mahakal temple fire, gulal chemical suspected to have triggered it
Monday, 25 March 2024
At least 14 devotees and priests were injured in a fire inside the sanctum sanctorum of Mahakal Temple in Ujjain in the early hours of Holi, on Monday. It's the first time that such an incident happened at the Jyotirlinga temple. The fire broke out during Bhasmarti when devotees were showering colours as part of Holi celebrations, temple management committee chairman and Ujjain collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said.
At least 14 devotees and priests were injured in a fire inside the sanctum sanctorum of Mahakal Temple in Ujjain in the early hours of Holi, on Monday. It's the first time that such an incident happened at the Jyotirlinga temple. The fire broke out during Bhasmarti when devotees were showering colours as part of Holi celebrations, temple management committee chairman and Ujjain collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said.
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