Two groups of Sadhus allegedly clashed after a seer took out a procession to Ram Kund through the royal procession route in Tapovan in Nashik during the ongoing Kumbh Mela to which another group objected and attacked them and damaged two vehicles, a senior police official said today.

The situation was immediately brought under control soon following intervention by the police, who diverted the procession to another route. The incident occurred yesterday when seer Janglidas Maharaj of Atma Malik Dhyanpeeth of Kopargaon organised a procession of his followers towards the Ram Kund through the royal procession route, and Sadhus of the akhadas objected to it, Deputy Police Commissioner Avinash Bargal said.

The sadhus, who claimed that no permission was obtained from the akhadas for the procession, came out wielding swords, spears and lathis and damaged two of the vehicles, he said. Police rushed to the clash site and brought the situation under control. They also diverted the procession to another route, thus averting an untoward incident, Bargal said. No complaint was lodged by either side in this regard, hence no case was registered, he said, adding the police would probe the incident.