Festivities turned into chaos as a fire broke out during the Bhasma Aarti inside the sanctum sanctorum (garbagriha) at the Ujjain Mahakal temple on Monday.
At least 13 people, including priests and temple staff, were injured in the incident, including the Chief Priest of Bhasma Aarti, Sanjay Guru.
#WATCH | Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh | 13 people injured in a fire that broke out in the 'garbhagriha' of Mahakal Temple during bhasma aarti today. Holi celebrations were underway here when the incident occurred. The injured have been admitted to District Hospital.
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— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2024
Those injured were immediately rushed to the Ujjain district hospital for treatment.
Priest Ashish Sharma said that the traditional Holi celebrations were being held in Mahakal Temple. The fire spread in ‘garbhagriha’ due to ‘gulaal’. Priests of the temple got injured. We have rushed them to the hospital.
#WATCH | Priest Ashish Sharma says, "The traditional Holi celebrations were being held in Mahakal Temple. The fire spread in 'garbhagriha' due to 'gulaal'. Priests of the temple got injured. We have rushed them to the hospital…" https://t.co/2nj4utsepn pic.twitter.com/5asFJWKfsl
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2024
Speaking over the incident, Ujjain District Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said that the fire broke out during Bhasma Aarti in the ‘garbhagriha’. 13 people are injured in the incident and their medical treatment is underway.
VIDEO | 13 injured in fire inside 'garbhagriha' at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain.
"A fire broke out inside the 'garbhagriha' (of the Mahakaleshwar Temple) during the 'bhasma aarti' in the morning. 13 people were injured in the incident. They are undergoing… pic.twitter.com/fsKJJ9BzD2
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 25, 2024
More details awaited.
