Tech savvy Kumbh fails to attract large crowds | Business Standard News
Home-grown hi-tech applications, 6,000 close circuit cameras equipped with technologies of face detection, behaviour detection, go-pro cameras, ready-to-wear gadgets and drone security cameras have not been able to attract visitors to Kumbh Mela in Ujjain. This is the second occasion when the temple town is hosting the mega congregation of devotees More...
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits Kumbh Mela site, normalcy restored post thunderstorm | The Indian Express
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrived at the Kumbh Mela at around 4 AM, and after visiting the affected area he returned to Bhopal at 9.30 AM, Ujjain Divisional Commissioner Ravindra Pastaur More...
Heavy thunderstorm hits Simhastha Mahakumbh in Ujjain – Firstpost
A view of damaged pandal after heavy rains and storm during Simhashta Maha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. PTI A view of damaged pandals after heavy rains and storm during Simhashta Maha Kumbh More...
Tragedy strikes Ujjain Kumbh Mela, stampede kills seven, injures 90 – Firstpost
Seven people were killed and around 90 others injured when heavy rains accompanied by lightning and squall flattened and uprooted makeshifts tents of pilgrims in and around the site of ongoing Simhatha Kumbh Mela More...
1 lakh people to be engaged to make Yoga Day mega event in Chandigarh
To make International Yoga Day on June 21 a mega event, the UT administration is planning to involve around 1 lakh people, especially youngsters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to perform yoga ‘asanas’ More...
Spiritual film fest begins at Ujjain – Times of India
Indore: With changing times, Simhastha, one of the largest known religious gather ings on earth, is not only restricted to religious verses and holy dips, but devotees can now enjoy a series of spiritual theme-based More...
Heading for the Kumbh in Ujjain? Here’s all you need to know – Times of India
Spiritual fervour marked the onset of Simhasth Kumbh Mahaparv on April 22, and Ujjain, the city of Lord Mahakal, is seeing a sea of devotees entering its fold, to pay reverence and take a dip in the holy waters More...
PM Modi to attend closing ceremony of ‘spiritual Kumbh’ in Ujjain | DNA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the closing ceremony of a ‘spiritual Kumbh’–a confluence of inter-faith spiritual leaders– on May 14 in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city. As More...
At Simhastha Kumbh, Kinnar Akhara becomes a huge draw | The Indian Express
The transgender community that continues to fight discrimination over gender identity has found acceptance at Simhastha Kumbh. The separate Kinnar Akhara at the religious congregation has become such a draw that More...
Shivraj Singh blogs on Ujjain Simhastha, says globe is our family – Times of India
BHOPAL: Amid grand religious congregation in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sees unity in diversity in Simhastha saying, the entire world is visible here like a single family.In his More...