Administration bans outside colours on shrine premises during Rangpanchami

Devotees will not be allowed to bring colours from outside into Madhya Pradeshs famous Mahakaleshwar temple during Rangpanchami on March 30 the administration has said in the wake of Mondays fireAt least 14 priests including sevaks servitors were injured in a fire that broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of the revered Shiva temple in Ujjain early on Monday during the bhasma aarti ritualAlong with Holi the festival of colours is also celebrated in the Mahakaleshwar temple on Rangpanchami We have decided that Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee will arrange for herbal colour made from tesu palash flowers on Rangpanchami Ujjain District Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh told PTI on TuesdayOn Rangpanchami he said no devotee will be allowed to bring colours into the temple premises from outsideThe number of devotees on Rangpanchami will also be controlled during the bhasma aarti held in the morning he saidMP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya had expressed apprehension that the fire at the renowned temple might have been caused by chemicals in gulal a coloured powder used in rituals and during HoliEvery year Holi is celebrated in Mahakaleshwar Temple by throwing gulal Maybe some chemical in the gulal caused the fire However we are not going to stop the tradition of playing Holi with Lord Bholenath in Mahakaleshwar Temple the minister had said on MondayIt will be ensured that no chemicallaced gulal is used next time he had addedChief Minister Mohan Yadav had said that a detailed investigation was being done into the incident and it will also be probed if the fire broke out due to the presence of mica or any chemical in the gulalMeanwhile Dr Vinod Bhandari founder president of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences SAIMS said that four more people who were among those who suffered burns in the Mahakaleshwar Temple fire have been admitted to their facilityWe are treating a total of 12 people who sustained burn injuries in the incident The health of all the patients is improving Specialist doctors are monitoring their condition he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever