Ujjain: Fourteen clergymen, together with ‘sevaks’ (assistants), had been injured in a hearth that broke out within the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Monday throughout ‘bhasma aarti’, an official stated.
The blaze happened within the ‘garbha griha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple at 5:50am, Ujjain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh stated.
“Fourteen clergymen suffered burn accidents. Some are being handled within the district hospital right here, whereas eight have sought remedy in Indore. A magisterial probe has been ordered. Will probably be carried out by Zila Panchayat CEO Mrinal Meena and Further Collector Anukool Jain and a report might be submitted in three days,” he stated.
“The fireplace began as ‘gulal’ (colored powder used throughout rituals) fell on the puja thali that contained burning ‘kapoor’ (camphor). It later unfold on the ground and changed into a blaze,” he stated.
In a submit on social media platform X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, “The incident that occurred in Mahakal temple of Ujjain could be very painful. I want for the speedy restoration of all of the devotees injured on this incident. The native administration is engaged in each potential assist to the victims below the supervision of the state authorities.”
Speaking 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 identified 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, chatting with reporters after arriving in Ujjain, stated the injured might be given help of Rs 1 lakh every in addition to the perfect obtainable remedy totally free.
The administration will take all efforts to make sure such an incident doesn’t happen once more, the CM added.
“Our first precedence is to supply greatest remedy to the injured. There is no such thing as a casualty by the grace of Mahakal. Docs are going through an issue find burn accidents because of (Holi) color on the pores and skin,” Yadav stated.
The incident has been captured by CCTV cameras put in within the temple, an official stated.
“The fireplace began after gulal was thrown as a part of a ritual on the event of Holi. It brought on burn accidents to clergymen, who had been rushed to the district hospital,” priest Ashish instructed reporters.
Numerous individuals, together with some VVIPs, had been current through the incident within the Nandi Corridor in entrance of the sanctum sanctorum, however no accidents had been reported among the many devotees, officers stated.
In the meantime Dr Vinod Bhandari, president of Indore-based Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS), instructed PTI eight of the injured have been admitted at his facility.
“The eight individuals have suffered 35 to 40 % burn accidents, and the situation of one in every of them is critical,” he stated.
State City Growth and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya reached SAIMS and inquired concerning the situation of the injured individuals.
In a submit on X, Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah stated he had spoken to the MP CM over the incident and stated the native administration was guaranteeing all aid to the injured.
