"Tension prevailed for some time during the Ram Navami procession in the Malvani area but the police handled it and the situation is under control," DCP Ajay Bansal said.
"The death toll has risen to 18. An army team has arrived from Mhow and is carrying out the search and rescue operation along with NDRF and SDRF," Deoskar told reporters.
On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, devotees across the country pray and perform various rituals while worshipping the deity. As you know any festival is incomplete without food, so a special prasad is prepared for Lord Ram on this day. Actor Anushka Sharma also celebrated the festival
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while greeting the people of the State on the occasion of Mahanavami of Vasantik Navratra and Ramnavami, the birth anniversary of Lord Shri Ram, said that one should not mistake religion for just a medium of worshipping, said a press release.
The incident occurred at Beleshwar Jhulelal Mahadev Temple located in Patel Nagar locality in the city at around 11 in the morning during a Havan puja going on in view of the Ram Navami festival.