Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, at the outset of the Cabinet meeting on Sunday, while mentioning Acharya Shri Vidyasagar ji’s Sallekhna Samadhi , said that Acharya Shri always thought for the welfare of the nation.
The Cabinet pays tribute to Acharya and expresses condolences. Chief Minister Dr.
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Renowned Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj breathed his last on Sunday at Chandragiri Teerth in Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district after undertaking ‘sallekhna’.
Sallekhna is a Jain religious practice involving voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification, a
Ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dongargarh, a popular pilgrimage spot, and met Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj on November 5 and took his blessings.