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...
Ujjain on the holy path of transformation
While the holy dip in river Kshipra may have helped thousands and lakhs of devotees wash off their sins in the recently concluded Simhastha Kumbh at Ujjain, what is certain is the month-long festival may well have More...
Mahakal temple in Ujjain goes the organic way
Indore: Ujjain administration has installed a 600 kg capacity organic waste converter in the Mahakal temple campus to convert the offered flowers into usable organic manure. The Mahakal temple in Ujjain generated More...
Ujjain is spiritual capital of MP: CM Chouhan – Times of India
BHOPAL: Ujjain city has been decorated, improved and developed with hard work. This look of Ujjain should perpetuate and never deteriorate. Ujjain should become a centre of religious tourism in the country and world More...
Traditions Are Kept Alive & Passed On at the Simhasth Kumbh Mela – The Quint
It was a tough journey for 84-year-old Kantabai Nagar, but she finally made it. Despite her stoop, an undeterred Kantabai came all the way from Tirupati Nagar, Indore, to be a part of the Simhasth Kumbh Mela and 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...
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...