Why Ujjain Kumbh is the coolest thing to do in the heat of May
It is one of the biggest congregation and spectacles of the world and it happens just once in 12 years! The Ujjain Kumbh is on right now, and if you haven’t thought of heading there you just may be the biggest More...
MP waives tax on Shankaracharya’s customised bus worth Rs 1.30 crore |Hindustan Times
BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government waived on Wednesday the road tax on a Rs 1.30-crore luxury bus owned by Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati, a move derided by social activists and the opposition AAP as More...
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...
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...
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...
Shiv Tandav, favorite of Modi to be performed by Gujarat tribals at Ujjain Kumbh Mela
The three-day Samajik Samrasta Snan at the Simhasta Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, to be held from May 12 to 14, will see several RSS functionaries and BJP president Amit Shah take the holy dip in the Kshipra River on May More...
Indo-Dutch research group to study crowd dynamics, behaviour | Business Standard News
With such a lukewarm response to the Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, a group of India- and the Netherlands-based research scholars finds itself in a sweat. The group is here to understand crowd dynamics, behaviour and psychology. “We 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...