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HERITAGE PRESERVATION EFFORTS RANGE FROM
PANDHARPUR TO CHARDHAM, AND FROM THE
RAM MANDIR TO THE RAMAYANA CIRCUIT

Pandharpur Palki Marg complex is also present in It is said in our
is being modernised, and its new form; and significant scriptures that
new highways are being development work has been
constructed for the Chardham done in Somnath. "satsang" (sacred
Yatra. Under the PRASHAD The Ramayana circuit gathering) of the
scheme, pilgrimage sites and includes the locations saints is the most rare
tourist attractions are being mentioned in the Ramayana privilege in human
developed throughout the by Maharishi Valmiki. birth. If one receives
country. Five pilgrimages to Baba
A grand Ram temple is also Saheb Ambedkar have also the grace of the saints,
being built in Ayodhya; the developed during these eight there is spontaneous
Kashi Vishwanath Dham years. realisation of God. I'm
having the same feeling
Inauguration of Jal Bhushan Bhawan and Gallery now that I've arrived in

The Prime Minister also dedicated the Jal Bhushan Bhawan at Raj Bhavan this holy
in Mumbai, which has served as the official residence of the Governor of pilgrimage-land
Maharashtra since 1885. When this building's life was up, it was demolished of Dehu.
and a new building was built with all of the old building's distinctive features Narendra Modi
preserved. The Prime Minister also dedicated a revolutionaries' gallery in Prime Minister
Mumbai. In fact, in 2016, a bunker was discovered in the Raj Bhavan, which
had previously been used by the British as a secret storage facility for arms
and ammunition. The bunker was renovated in 2019, and the gallery bunker
was created as a one-of-a-kind museum to commemorate the contribution
of the freedom fighters and revolutionaries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the temple's was imprisoned during the freedom struggle,
inauguration. In fact, the schemes for poor, currently he would sing Tukaram's abhang while playing
in place in the country are linked to basic necessities handcuffs like a chipli.
of life such as electricity, water, housing, and During his Maharashtra visit, Prime Minister
treatment. The government intends to make them Narendra Modi inaugurated the temple of Tukaram
available to everyone. Similarly, the country has Maharaj, inaugurated the Jal Bhushan Bhawan and
launched environmental, water conservation, and the Gallery of Revolutionaries, and also participated
river-saving campaigns, as well as made a pledge for in the Bicentennial Festival of Mumbai Samachar.
a healthy India. The government is also determined
to carry out these resolutions. At the moment, the MUMBAI SAMACHAR PUBLISHING
country is also promoting natural farming through a CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE PAST 200 YEARS
campaign based on the ideals of the Warkari saints. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended
This Antyodaya resolution was influenced by the the Mumbai Samachar Bicentenary Festival at
Varkari saint Tukaram, about whom Prime Minister the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Fardunji
Narendra Modi says, "His ideals inspire many Marjabanji began publishing the Mumbai Samachar
people." They motivate us to help others and build as a weekly on July 1, 1822, and it became a daily
a compassionate society. Saints such as Tukaram ji in 1832. This newspaper has been running for
were influential in the lives of national heroes such 200 years. To commemorate this extraordinary
as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. When Veer Savarkar achievement, a postage stamp was also issued.

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