During this, colours prepared from Palash flowers (Tesu Phool) and Kesar (saffron) were used to celebrate holi on the premises of the temple and devotees celebrated the festival with great pomp.
"I have directed a magisterial probe into the incident. The government will provide proper care for all the injured. We will be providing financial support of Rs 1 lakh to each of the victims," Mohan Yadav said speaking to ANI.
A tragic incident occurred at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain district on Monday morning where a fire broke out during the Bhasma Aarti in the 'Garbhagriha' of the temple leaving 13 people sustained burn injuries, including priests, temple staff and the Chief priest of Bhasma Aarti, Sa
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered a magisterial probe into the fire that broke out inside the 'Garbhagriha' (sanctum sanctorum) of Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain on Monday morning, saying action would be taken against those found guilty.
After the completion of 'Bhasma Aarti' at around 6 am, Rahul reached the threshold of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, worshipped Baba Mahakal and sought his blessings.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav along with his wife offered prayers at the renowned Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on Friday.
In a spectacular display of devotion and religious fervor, hundreds of devotees converged at the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to celebrate Maha Shivaratri on Friday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday visited and offered prayers at the Mahakaleshwar Temple.
Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh said that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will offer prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on Tuesday.