The Simhasth Kumbh pilgrimage is planned to be held from April 22 to May 21 on the banks of Kshipra river in Ujjain and it is expected to attract nearly five crore (50 million) people from across the country and abroad. Some of the attractions for this festival are a 131-foot high trident and a 121 feet long agarbatti (joss stick) weighing 4500-Kg which is already dissipating its fragrance.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 20 April 2016.
THe government of Madhya Pradesh government has made special arrangements for making available adequate quantities of fruit, vegetables and flowers for the Simhasth Kumbh pilgrimage. These include a targeted supply of 97 lakh kg of marigold flowers. In order to do this, the farmers have, over a month ago, been given seeds of vegetable, flower and fruit crops to be cultivated over 2056 hectares of land. They have been given three varieties of marigold seeds which has been sown in 556 hectares of land - the targeted supply is 97 lakh kg of the flowers.
The Mahakaleshwar temple, one of the 12 most venerated shrines of Lord Shiva in India, has boosted four to five times its production of sweets to be distributed as 'prasad' to the devotees.
Moreover, the authorities have acquired the services of snake experts to catch the reptiles and release them in the wild. So far, 118 snakes have been caught from the proposed venue since October 2015.
Finally comes the massive 131-foot high trident, Lord Shiva's weapon. It has been erected in Ujjain. Prepared with the support of Bajaj company, the trident weighs seven tonnes and is made of stainless steel. It has been made in Nasik and costs Rs 20 lakh.
And, last but not least, is the 121 feet long agarbatti (joss stick) that has been lit at the site of the Simhasth Kumbh pilgrimage. It weighs about 4,000 kg and was produced in Gujarat at a cost of about Rs 3 lakh.
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