VAN (Hemant/Arjun/Varunjeet) – One of the world’s largest month-long Kumbh Mela began in Ujjain today i.e. Friday (22.04.2016). First day of the Kumbh started with the presence of saints & devotees throughout the world. Early in the morning (Amritwela) Juna Akhara took royal bath in the holy river Shipra, which is being held here after a gap of 12 years. Ujjain is also the abode of Lord Mahakaleshwar, one of the 12 ‘jyotirlings’ in the country.
Ujjain is fully geared up to host the mela, during which expected over five crore people. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan told that it will be a “Green Simhastha”.
Source: VAN