Pandharpur,

25 July (HS): Maharashtra Chief Minister

Devendra Fadnavis and his wife Amruta Fadnavis with Babasaheb Madhav Mane and

Prabhavati Babasaheb Mane performed Mahapuja at Shri Vitthal-Rkhmini m Mandir

in Pandharpur to mark the Ashadhi Ekadashi, on Saturday. The day is also called

Dev Shayani Eknadashi with which the chaturmas begins.

Guardian

Minister Jaykumar Gore, Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan, Labour

Minister Adv Akash Phundkar, MLA Samadhan Tawtade, Rajendra Raut, Suresh Khade,

Bapusaheb Pathare, members of Temple Committee were present.

Given the

increasing number of devotees visiting the place, best possible facilities and development

of the temple premises will be carried out under Pandharpur Corridor

Development Project, Fadnavis assured. Fadnavis was felicitated on the

occasion.

The

development of the temple premises is almost complete. More space for the

devotees is required to be made available. The work will begin shortly, he

added.

The queue

for darshan is over 25 km long and the devotees are waiting peacefully for

their tern by reciting devotional songs.

The

devotees are mainly from the economically weaker section irrespective of caste

and creed and providing facilities for them is the government’s responsibility.

Mane

couple was given the honour for performing Mahapuja. They have been

participating the Vari since last 20 years.

Fadnavis

also conferred Shri Vitthal Nirmal Dindi award for generating awareness about

cleanliness during the Vari. Shri Vitthal Rukhmin Sanstha, Kaundinyapur,

Varkari Darmasankirtan Seva Pratishthan, Jalna and Gorhekar Sanstha, Alandi

bagged the first, second and third prizes respectively.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar