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  • 6 'Saptarishi' idols in Ujjain damaged
  • Incident at Mahakal temple corridor
  • Idols damaged due to strong winds

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Six 'Saptarishi' idols damaged at Ujjain's Mahakal temple corridor due to strong winds

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Mahakal Lok corridor project in October last year.

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      Six out of the seven idols of 'Saptarishis' installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor, developed on the premises of Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, collapsed and suffered damages due to gusty winds on Sunday, but nobody was injured in the incident despite the presence of a large number of visitors, officials said.

      The facility was shut for a few hours following the incident that occurred around 4 pm, they said.

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Mahakal Lok corridor project in October last year.

      The incident gave ammunition to the opposition Congress to hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state, as it accused corruption in the project and demanded a probe into the "sub-standard" quality of construction.

      "There are a total of 160 idols installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor, out of them six idols of 'Saptarishis' (seven sages) that were around 10 feet tall fell down around 4 pm as strong winds swept through the area," Ujjain Collector Kumar Purshottam said.

      After that, the corridor was immediately closed. But when it was reopened at 7 pm, a large number of visitors again thronged the place, he said.

      These damaged idols were not located inside the Mahakaleshwar temple, but in the Mahakal Lok corridor developed around it, he said, adding that they will be restored.

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