Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday carried out pooja at Dagdusheth Halwai Ganesh temple in Pune. Instantly after his arrival within the metropolis from Delhi, the prime minister visited the well-known Ganesh temple on Shivaji Highway. Modi has turn into the primary serving PM to go to the temple and carry out pooja, the temple trustees stated. Through the years, some serving and former presidents, former prime ministers, serving cupboard ministers, chief ministers and political leaders have had darshan of the deity that sees lakhs of devotees in the course of the 10-day Ganeshotsav.
The Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple managed by the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Belief is among the many richest temples within the state and devotees consider its idol holds the facility to fulfil needs. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed had visited the temple as President of India and former prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chandra Shekhar and I Ok Gujral supplied prayers after they weren’t within the workplace.
BJP chief L Ok Advani, who was a cupboard minister in the course of the Vajpayee authorities, additionally got here right here to take blessings whereas Shankar Dayal Sharma, after finishing his time period because the President of India, visited the place. Lately, Union house minister Amit Shah, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, former vice-president Venkaiah Naidu and Union minister Nitin Gadkari had visited the temple.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has additionally carried out pooja on the temple. The belief’s web site says Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Bismillah Khan and Lata Mangeshkar have been among the many guests to the temple.
At 11.45 am, he will likely be conferred the Lokmanya Tilak Nationwide Award, constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Belief in 1983, to honour the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak, as per a press release issued by the Press Data Bureau (PIB). The award is given to individuals who have labored for the progress and improvement of the nation and whose contribution can solely be appeared upon as outstanding and extraordinary, it stated.
It’s offered yearly on August 1, the demise anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, the assertion stated. NCP chief Sharad Pawar has been invited as chief visitor for the occasion, organisers stated. PM Modi will turn into the 41st recipient of the award. It has beforehand been offered to luminaries similar to Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, Pranab Mukherjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indira Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, N R Narayana Murthy, E Sreedharan, amongst others.
At 12.45 pm on Tuesday, the prime minister will flag off Metro trains and inaugurate and lay the muse stone for numerous improvement initiatives, the PIB assertion stated.
Modi will flag off Metro trains marking the inauguration of companies on accomplished sections of the 2 corridors of Pune Metro Part I. These sections are from Phugewadi station to Civil Courtroom station and Garware Faculty station to Ruby Corridor Clinic station, it stated. The muse stone for the mission was additionally laid by PM Modi in 2016.
