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.
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.
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.
More details awaited.
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