Ujjain : Several devotees were reportedly injured after a stampede-like situation broke out near the Mahakaleshwar Temple complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Monday. The incident was reported near Harsiddhi Chauraha after a rumour about electric current in barricades triggered panic among devotees heading towards the Shri Nagchandreshwar Temple.
The temple administration denied that any chaos or stampede had occurred inside the temple and said devotees were continuing to have darshan without disruption. Mahakal Temple administrator Pratham Kaushik told ANI that darshan at the Nagchandreshwar Temple was continuing smoothly despite the unusually large crowd. On the occasion of Nag Panchami, darshan at Nag Chandreshwar Mandir at Shri Mahakaleshwar Mandir is continuously going on…So, it is important to clarify that no chaos or any such incident has occurred at the temple.
All devotees are having darshan at the temple seamlessly. Due to Nag Panchami and Sawan Somvar today, a massive number of devotees had darshan today. Till 12 noon today, more than 6 lakh devotees had darshan of Bhagwan Nag Chandreshwar and more than 2 lakh devotees had darshan of Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar. The temple administration said the large turnout was linked to Nag Panchami coinciding with Monday during the holy month of Shravan.
While the temple administration denied any incident inside the temple, reports emerged of devotees being injured in the area around Harsiddhi Chauraha. A woman whose son was admitted to hospital told ANI that he was injured after being caught under a barricade while heading towards the temple. “This occurred at Harsiddhi Chauraha. He came under a barricade when he was going for a darshan at Nath Chandreshwar Mandir. A stampede had broken out there. Nobody helped him. Only one man carried him here…” she said.
“The tent fell, and all the barricades fell too. Both of my legs were caught under the barricade. One of my legs is fractured. The arrangements were really poor at the temple. Nobody helped me. Only one man came and helped me; he carried me to a health camp, from where I was taken away in an ambulance,” Sagar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Chaos was also reported near Bada Ganesh Temple, Neelkanth Square and along the route from Kark Raj Parking towards the Harsiddhi entrance.
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