Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday said that there was a need to reconsider the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act because the entire priest community were unhappy.
The Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act aimed at bringing the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under the purview of a proposed shrine board.
PM Modi extends Guru Purnima greetings
PM Modi extends Guru Purnima greetings
“Hearty greetings to the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
He will also share a message at the Ashadha Purnima-Dhamma Chakra Day programme today at around 8:30 AM.
This year, Guru Purnima, which is observed on the full moon day in Ashadh month of the Hindu calendar, falls on July 24, which coincides with the lunar eclipse.
It is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists to honour one’s gurus or teachers who guide them through their lives towards the path of enlightenment.
Devotees from different corners of the country come to worship their Gurus living in Haridwar on the occasion. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Haridwar District Administration has said that only a ‘symbolic snan’ (holy bath) will be held. Only ‘Shri Ganga Sabha’ and ‘Teerth Purohit’ will participate in the snan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo/ANI)
India has shown how we can face greatest of challenges by walking on Buddha s path: PM Modi ANI | Updated: Jul 24, 2021 09:45 IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Extending greetings on the occasion of Guru Purnima, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the world can defeat the COVID-19 pandemic by following the path of Gautam Buddha.
Speaking at Ashadha Purnima-Dhamma Chakra Day programme, Prime Minister said, In Sarnath, Lord Buddha had told us the formula of life and knowledge. He told about sorrow, explained the cause of sorrow while assuring that suffering can be conquered. He also explained the way to this victory.
President Kovind plants sapling of Bodhi tree at Rashtrapati Bhavan ANI | Updated: Jul 24, 2021 09:44 IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday planted a sapling of Bodhi tree in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Asadha Poornima, which is observed as Dharma Chakra Day. President Kovind plants a sapling from the Holy Bodhi tree in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Asadha Poornima, which is observed as Dharma Chakra Day, tweeted Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Dharma Chakra Day commemorates Buddha s first sermon to his first five ascetic disciples at the Deer Park, Rsipatana in the present-day Sarnath near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.