Fire breaks out during Bhasma Aarti in sanctum sanctorum of Mahakal temple in Ujjain, 14 sustain burn injuries

A fire broke out today during the Bhasma Aarti in the sanctum sanctorum of Mahakal Temple located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, which was extinguished. 14 people including the priest have been injured in this accident, out of which the condition of 6 is critical. It is being told that the fire caught due to the burning of camphor and gulal during the aarti. The fire was brought under control in time. However, an atmosphere of chaos was created during the incident.

Giving information about the incident, Ujjain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said that the fire has been brought under control and orders have been given to investigate the incident. Let us tell you that when this accident happened, CM Dr. Mohan Yadav's son Vaibhav and daughter Dr. Akanksha Nandi were sitting in the hall and worshiping Baba.

The walls and ceiling of the sanctum sanctorum are coated with silver. Baba Mahakal Gulal is offered on Holi and the priests also apply color on each other. This year, plastic flex was placed on the Shivling to prevent these colors from spoiling the walls of the sanctum sanctorum. While pouring colors on each other in the sanctum sanctorum, Gulal fell on the camphor burning in the Aarti plate, due to which the camphor got burnt and the flax caught fire. caught, although the fire was brought under control within a short time

Holi festival had started on Sunday evening in the courtyard of the world famous Mahakaleshwar. Thousands of devotees played Holi with gulal with Baba Mahakal in the evening aarti. After this, Holika Dahan was done in the courtyard of Mahakal. Devotees started the festival by playing Holi with 51 quintals of flowers in Bhasma Aarti on Sunday. Let us tell you that in the afternoon, Baba Mahakal played Holi with great enthusiasm by dancing and singing with his army of ghosts along with Mother Parvati in Mahakal Mandap.

About 30 years ago there was a stampede in Mahakal temple. About 35 people had died during that period. After this, once two people died due to a tree falling in the temple premises.

Mahakaleshwar Temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India. Beautiful descriptions of this temple are also found in the works of Puranas, Mahabharata and Kalidas. Dress code is applicable in Mahakal temple. Men visit wearing dhoti and women wearing saree. There is also a belief about Mahakal. Baba Mahakal is considered to be the King Dhiraj of Ujjain. No two kings can rule in the city of Baba Mahakal. If this happens then it is said that the person staying here for the night will lose power.