On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new Parliament building. The day's highlights, starting at 7 am.
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For religious festivities marking the opening of the new Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi enters the Parliament grounds wearing an immaculate dhoti and kurta.
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As part of the Vastu Pooja rituals, the Prime Minister performed Ganapati Homam while chanting vedic hymns. He then bowed before the ceremonial sceptre known as the "Sengol," which has its origins in the Chola dynasty, which began in the third century BCE.
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The 'Sengol' was hallowed by the high priests of 21 'adheenams' from Tamil Nadu and given to the Prime Minister, who then carried it in a ceremonial procession to the new Parliament building and placed it there to the right of the Lok Sabha Speaker's chair.
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At least 20 opposition parties abstained from the ceremony because they believed President Droupadi Murmu, who is the head of state, should have performed the honours.
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Additionally, prayers from all major religions were held to commemorate the opening of the new parliament building. The ceremonial procedures were accompanied by spiritual chants from the sacred Thevaram literature, which are Shaivite hymns.
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Vastu Pooja ritual was done by priests from Karnataka's Sringeri Math. On December 10, 2020, during the groundbreaking ceremony, priests from the same Math had conducted the rituals.
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Eknath Shinde (Maharashtra), Conrad Sangma (Meghalaya), Zoramthanga (Mizoram), Neiphu Rio (Nagaland), and Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim) were among the NDA constituent party chief ministers present at the official inauguration event held in the Lok Sabha chamber.
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To commemorate the event, the Prime Minister also unveiled a Rs. 75 coin and a commemorative postal stamp.According to the prime minister, 25 years before India gained its independence, Mahatma Gandhi enthralled everyone with the concept of Swaraj through the fight for non-cooperation.
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In the next 25 years, India will celebrate its 100th anniversary of independence. He exhorted every person to contribute to the development of India at this time of "Azadi ka Amrit Kaal."
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In the next 25 years, India will celebrate its 100th anniversary of independence. He exhorted every person to contribute to the development of India at this time of "Azadi ka Amrit Kaal."
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