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Ujjain temple fire incident is extremely saddening: President Droupadi Murmu
Updated On: 25 March, 2024 08:21 PM IST | Ujjain | mid-day online correspondent
At least 14 priests including `sevaks` were injured in a fire that broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple in Ujjain on Monday early morning
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited people injured in a fire that broke out during `bhasma aarti` in the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain. Pic/PTI
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday expressed her pain over the injuries to people in the fire incident at Ujjain`s Mahakal temple and wished speedy recovery to the injured.
Fourteen priests, including `sevaks` (assistants), were injured in the fire in the Mahakal Temple, one of 12 sacred jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva, in Madhya Pradesh`s Ujjain city, reported PTI. The mishap happened during the `bhasma aarti`, the traditional ritual done early morning on the occasion of Holi.
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