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Ujjain temple fire incident is extremely saddening: President Droupadi Murmu

At least 14 priests including 'sevaks' were injured in a fire that broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple in Ujjain on Monday early morning

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited people injured in a fire that broke out during 'bhasma aarti' in the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain. Pic/PTI

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited people injured in a fire that broke out during 'bhasma aarti' in the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain. Pic/PTI

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday expressed her pain over the injuries to people in the fire incident at Ujjain's Mahakal temple and wished speedy recovery to the injured. 

Fourteen priests, including 'sevaks' (assistants), were injured in the fire in the Mahakal Temple, one of 12 sacred jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva, in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city, reported PTI. The mishap happened during the 'bhasma aarti', the traditional ritual done early morning on the occasion of Holi.

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