Ujjain: Fourteen clergymen, together with ‘sevaks’ (assistants), have been injured in a fireplace that broke out within the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Monday throughout ‘bhasma aarti’, an official stated.
The blaze passed off within the ‘garbha griha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple at 5:50am, Ujjain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh stated.
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“The fire started as ‘gulal’ (coloured powder used during rituals) fell on the puja thali that contained burning ‘kapoor’ (camphor). It later spread on the floor and turned into a blaze,” he stated.
In a publish on social media platform X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, “The incident that happened in Mahakal temple of Ujjain is very painful. I wish for the speedy recovery of all the devotees injured in this incident. The local administration is engaged in every possible help to the victims under the supervision of the state government.”
Talking to reporters in Bhopal, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated garments are placed on the silver partitions of the garbha griha to guard it from Holi colors, and it’s not recognized whether or not the fireplace began after the ‘aarti thali’ fell when ‘gulaal’ was thrown on it or whether or not the ‘gulal’ reacted to some chemical.
Yadav, talking to reporters after arriving in Ujjain, stated the injured might be given help of Rs 1 lakh every in addition to one of the best out there therapy at no cost.
The administration will take all efforts to make sure such an incident doesn’t happen once more, the CM added.
“Our first priority is to provide best treatment to the injured. There is no casualty by the grace of Mahakal. Doctors are facing a problem in finding burn injuries due to (Holi) colour on the skin,” Yadav stated.
The incident has been captured by CCTV cameras put in within the temple, an official stated.
“The fire started after gulal was thrown as part of a ritual on the occasion of Holi. It caused burn injuries to priests, who were rushed to the district hospital,” priest Ashish advised reporters.
A lot of folks, together with some VVIPs, have been current through the incident within the Nandi Hall in entrance of the sanctum sanctorum, however no accidents have been reported among the many devotees, officers stated.
Meanwhile Dr Vinod Bhandari, president of Indore-based Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS), advised PTI eight of the injured have been admitted at his facility.
“The eight persons have suffered 35 to 40 percent burn injuries, and the condition of one of them is serious,” he stated.
State Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya reached SAIMS and inquired concerning the situation of the injured individuals.
In a publish on X, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated he had spoken to the MP CM over the incident and stated the native administration was making certain all aid to the injured.
