'Everything under control': MP CM after 13 priests injured in fire in 'garba griha' of Ujjain's Mahakal Temple on Holi

“Everything is under control,” assured Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, saying he has been in constant touch with the administration at Mahakal Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain where 13 priests were injured in a fire that broke out during ‘bhasma aarti’ on Monday during Holi festivities.

The blaze took place in the ‘garba griha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple, Ujjain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said.

“The incident of fire at the ‘garba griha’ of Mahakal Temple during ‘bhasma aarti’ is unfortunate. I have been in touch with the administration since morning. Everything is under control. I pray to Baba Mahakal for the quick recovery of all injured,” the Chief Minister said in a post on X.

आज प्रातः बाबा महाकाल मंदिर के गर्भगृह में भस्म आरती के दौरान हुई दुर्घटना दुखद है।

मैं सुबह से ही प्रशासन के संपर्क में हूँ। सब नियंत्रण में है। बाबा महाकाल से प्रार्थना है कि सभी घायल शीघ्र ही पूर्णतः स्वस्थ हों।

— Dr Mohan Yadav (@DrMohanYadav51) March 25, 2024

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with CM Mohan Yadav and took information regarding the incident of fire in Mahakal temple.

“The local administration is providing all help and treatment available to the injured,” Shah said in a post on X.

उज्जैन के श्री महाकाल मंदिर में आग लगने की घटना के संबंध में मुख्यमंत्री श्री @DrMohanYadav51 जी से बात कर जानकारी ली। स्थानीय प्रशासन घायलों को सहायता व उपचार उपलब्ध करवा रहा है। मैं बाबा महाकाल से घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूँ।

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 25, 2024

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“Thirteen priests suffered burn injuries and are being treated in the district hospital here. A magisterial probe has been ordered,” Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh said.

How fire broke out in Ujjain’s Mahakal Temple?

A report by PTI quoted eyewitnesses saying the fire broke out while ‘gulal’ (coloured powder used during rituals ands Holi) was being thrown as part of a religious ceremony.

#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.

(Earlier visuals… pic.twitter.com/cIUSlRirwo

— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2024

“The fire suddenly flared up during ‘bhasma aarti’ when ‘gulal’ was being offered to Mahakal. A cover was placed in the sanctum sanctorum due to ‘dhulendi’, which caught fire and fell on the priests and devotees,” a report by India Today quoted priest Aashish Pujari as saying