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Ujjain Teacher Calls and 1000 Crows Gather Daily for Shraddha Paksha
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News18•06-10-2026, 13:53
Ujjain Teacher Calls and 1000 Crows Gather Daily for Shraddha Paksha
- •Retired Navodaya Vidyalaya lecturer Ashok Dubey feeds around 500 to 1000 crows daily at Triveni Hills in Ujjain.
- •What started with just 5 to 7 birds in 2018 has now grown into a massive daily gathering of crows responding to his call.
- •Around 10 kg of rice and 2 kg of puffed rice are arranged daily, with expenses reaching up to two lakh rupees annually.
- •Special dishes like kheer, puri, and sweet nukti are prepared for the crows during the auspicious Shraddha Paksha.
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Hundreds of crows, sometimes reaching up to a thousand, gather daily at the call of retired teacher Ashok Dubey at Triveni Hills in Ujjain.
Ashok Dubey has been continuously arranging food and water for the birds since 2018, starting with just 5 to 7 birds before the number grew into hundreds.
During Shraddha Paksha, special food items such as kheer, puri, bhajia, and sweet nukti are prepared and fed to the flock of crows.
