Saturday, March 2, 2013

Allahabad Kumbh: Kaushik takes holy dip in Ganges



Raipur, March 01, 2013

State assembly Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik took holy dip in Ganges during ongoing Kumbh in Allahabad on Friday. He also prayed for peace and prosperity of the country at Hanuman temple on the bank of river Ganga. On the occasion, he was accompanied by his family members and panchayat and rural development minister Hemchand Yadav.
Later, Kaushik and Yadav also visited Chhattisgarh Tourism Board’s (CTB) stall at Kumbh mela site. In the stall, the CTB has displayed pictorial exhibition of Chhattisgarh’s culture and heritage. 

Praising CTB’s stall, Kaushik said through exhibition the devotees coming to Kumbh would get information about Chhattisgarh’s renowned places of religious and historical importance. 

He congratulated chief minister Raman Singh, culture and tourism minister Brijmohan Agrawal and CTB staff for putting state’s stall at Kumbh mela. 

On the occasion, Kaushik also mentioned Rajim Kumbh and said the state government deserve appreciation for popularising it. He said it was efforts of the CM and the culture and tourism minister that the annual Rajim Kumbh was being organised successfully for past seven years.



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