First ‘white paper’ on Simhastha-2016 comes in public domain
Ujjain : Like previous occasions, critical examination of Simhastha preparations and arrangements has begun, for this Mahaparva as well. But, interestingly, first such introspection has come from none other than More...
Ujjain: From ACs to cows, shop to your heart’s content at Simhastha Kumbh | Hindustan Times
If you want to buy used goods at throwaway prices, it may be a good idea to drop by Ujjain sometime this week. With the Simhastha Kumbh drawing to an end, thousands of sadhus who bought air coolers and furniture More...
Kaal Bhairava Drinks Rs 66 Lakh Worth Of Liquor During Kumbh Mela
The Madhya Pradesh government had imposed a liquor ban in the district of Ujjain for the duration of the month-long Simhastha Kumbh Mela. However, for Kaal Bhairav, the presiding deity of a famous shrine in the More...
Devotees Throng the ‘Shahi Snan’ as Kumbh Mela Draws to a Close
A sea of people, some drawn from abroad, braving the sultry weather flooded the banks of Kshipra river on Saturday for the ongoing third and last ‘shahi snan’ (royal bath) of the Simhastha-Kumbh Mela, marking More...
Kumbh devotees brave the odds, all in good faith |DNA
More than a crore people in two days in a city like Ujjain, coming from all directions, belonging to different sects, carrying varied ideas of religion, but with a common belief that the mind needs an anchor in More...
Dry river fails to dampen Kumbh Mela spirit in Ujjain
Baburam Shakya, 73, took his fifth Simhasth Kumbh dip last month in Ujjain, a feat not many can boast of given it takes place once every 12 years. A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Shipra river at the Simhastha More...
Simhastha Kumbh Mela: MP govt runs bus for differently-abled | Business Standard News
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today flagged-off an AC bus from his official residence here carrying visually impaired and other differently-abled people to the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Ujjain. The More...
Met department issues dust storm warning in Ujjain – Times of India
INDORE: Met department has predicted dust storm in Ujjain and issued a warning to the residents to remain indoors from 11am to 4pm on Thursday. Temperature soared in Ujjain to 45 degree Celsius even as thousands More...
Almost six crore devotees have taken dip in Simhastha Kumbh mela so far – The New Indian Express
UJJAIN (Madhya Pradesh): In Madhya Pradesh, around 5.5 crore devotees have so far taken holy dip in the Kshipra river, where the Simhastha Kumbh mela started late last month in Ujjain. Talking to reporters, State More...
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur threatens fast unto death | The Indian Express
Her lawyer N Ravi claimed the trial court had accepted her application seeking permission to take a dip in the river but the police were refusing to implement the order on the ground that they did not have enough More...