President Droupadi Murmu will visit Chhattisgarh from October 22 to 23, where she will attend events for the Nuakhai festival and Bastar Dussehra, the President's Secretariat said in an official statement released on Wednesday, ANI reported.
Source: ANI via Latestly
On October 22, the President will release a commemorative coin in honour of Pujya Mata Hasi Devi Ji at Lok Bhavan, Raipur. On the same day, she will grace 'Seva Samman Parv' and 'Yuva Prabodhan' on the occasion of the Nuakhai festival in Raipur, according to the statement.
On October 23, the President will attend the Muriya Darbar and grace a public programme on the occasion of Bastar Dussehra at Jagdalpur.
Oct 22, Raipur: commemorative coin release at Lok Bhavan; Seva Samman Parv and Yuva Prabodhan for Nuakhai. Oct 23, Jagdalpur: Muriya Darbar and Bastar Dussehra public programme.
The Jagdalpur leg follows an invitation from Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai to attend the world-famous Bastar Dussehra festival, IANS reported earlier, adding that officials had reviewed security, accommodation and transport arrangements in Raipur ahead of the visit.
Source: IANS via HiIndia
Bastar Dussehra, devoted to Maa Danteshwari and celebrated by the region's tribal communities over about 75 days, is regarded as one of the longest festivals in the world, and the Muria Darbar is its historic tribal assembly.