New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will visit Maharashtra and Haryana from October 31 to November 1, Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a release on Friday. According to the release, the President will on October 31 attend the Dhwaj Stambh Pujan, Dhawaja Pujan and Dhwajarohan ceremony of the Simhastha Maha Kumbh at Nashik in Maharashtra, and will also address a public programme on the occasion, news agency ANI reported.
Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer
On November 1, the President will attend the 'Hirak Jayanti' celebration marking the 60th year of the formation of the state of Haryana at Kurukshetra. She will also visit the annual festival commemorating the centenary of the sacrifice of Swami Shraddhanand Ji at Gurukul, Kurukshetra, ANI reported.
Source: ANI via Daily Prabhat
The Dhwajarohan is the ceremonial raising of the sacred flag that formally opens the Simhastha Maha Kumbh at Nashik, one of India's largest pilgrimage gatherings, held on the banks of the Godavari.
The two-state visit follows the President's programme in Chhattisgarh last week: on October 23 she attended and addressed a public programme in Jagdalpur on the occasion of Bastar Dussehra, where she described the festival as a vibrant symbol of the state's cultural pride and collective faith, ANI reported in the same release summary.