Tag archive for ‘Simhastha’
By Editor On Monday, May 23rd, 2016
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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...

By Editor On Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
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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...

By Editor On Thursday, May 19th, 2016
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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...

By Editor On Monday, May 16th, 2016
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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...

Dip in Kumbh, Ujjain
By Editor On Sunday, May 15th, 2016
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‘5.5 crore devotees have taken dip in Simhastha Kumbh mela’ – Times of India

UJJAIN (MP): Around 5.5 crore devotees have so far taken a holy dip in the Kshipra river, where Simhastha Kumbh mela started late last month, a Madhya Pradesh Minister said on Sunday.”According to our estimate, More...

By Editor On Sunday, May 15th, 2016
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Ujjain forest department comes up with Kshipra river conservation plan – Times of India

Indore: After the success of the plantation drive in Ujjain ahead of Simhastha, the forest department of Ujjain has started making plans for next Simhatha that would be held after 12 years.In order to turn the More...

By Editor On Saturday, May 14th, 2016
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Modi, Sirisena attend Convention on Universal Message of Simhastha at Ujjain | NetIndian

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena were among those who attended the International Convention on the Universal Message of the Simhastha, at Ninaura near here today. Mr. Modi More...

By Editor On Saturday, May 14th, 2016
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PM Modi leaves for Ujjain to join conference at Simhasta Kumbh mela | The Indian Express

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Ujjain to participate in an ongoing conference at the Simhasta Kumbh mela. “Leaving for Ujjain, where I will join International Convention on Universal Message More...

By Editor On Saturday, May 14th, 2016
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Madhya Pradesh Congress chief criticises PM Narendra Modi for not taking dip in Shipra river

Bhopal, May 14 :  Madhya Pradesh Congress president Arun Yadav today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “disrespected” the traditions of Kumbh Mela by not taking a dip in the Shipra river and by not More...

By Editor On Thursday, May 12th, 2016
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Politics at Kumbh: Amid controversy, Amit Shah takes holy dip with Dalit sadhus | The Indian Express

In an attempt to reach out further to the Dalit community, in line with the strategy of the party and its ideological parent, BJP chief Amit Shah Wednesday took a holy dip with some Dalit sadhus in the Kshipra More...