{
  "id": 13252006,
  "title": "Ujjain Kshipra River Gets Narmada Water For October 10 Holy Dip, Thousands Gather For Sarva Pitru Amavasya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ujjain-kshipra-river-gets-narmada-water-for-october-10-holy-dip",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ujjain-kshipra-river-gets-narmada-water-for-october-10-holy-dip-thousands-gather-for-sarva-pitru-amavasya"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Municipal authorities are supplying Narmada River water to the Kshipra River to facilitate a holy dip on October 10, coinciding with Shanishchari Amavasya and Sarva Pitru Amavasya. Water is transported via pipeline to Triveni, stored at Gau Ghat, and released before bathing commences at various ghats. Approximately 0.8 cusecs of water have been supplied daily through the Narmada pipeline over the past three to four days. Sprinklers adorn the ghats for the event. The Narmada Valley Development Authority charges Rs 22.60 per 1,000 liters, and payments are facilitated through letters to the public health engineering department. Thousands of devotees gathered at Siddhwat and Gayakotha on Friday, Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, seeking ancestral blessings. Long queues formed, extending nearly a kilometer at both sites. At Siddhwat, the Chaturvedi family initiated the milk anointment ritual, followed by a Chhappan Bhog, a ceremonial feast of 56 offerings, presented to Baba Siddhnath. At Gayakotha, queues extended to Agar Naka, and Tarpan and Pind Daan rituals continued. On Saturday, Baba Siddhnath will receive Ashtameva Shringar using eight varieties of dry fruits, along with traditional cannabis adornment, marking Sarva Pitru Amavasya.",
  "summary": "Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): The administration is supplying Narmada water to the Kshipra river for devotees taking a holy dip on Oct 10, marking Shanishchari Amavasya and Sarva Pitru Amavasya. Water is being transported through a pipeline to Triveni and stored up to Gau Ghat. It will be released further before bathing begins at Triveni, Ram Ghat and other ghats. Barely a week after the monsoon's…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}