Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a beacon of courage and bravery. Speaking on the 350th anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation, PM Modi said that his ideals are a source of great inspiration. "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a beacon of courage and bravery. His ideals are a source of great inspiration," PM Modi said.
PM Modi said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a great soldier and he ended the mindset of slavery. "When Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation took place, it carried the slogan of Swaraj. Shivaji was a great soldier as well as a great administrator. He ended the mindset of slavery," PM Modi said, as quoted by the news agency ANI.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat participated in the celebrations organised by the Shiv Rajyabhishek Sohala Committee in Nagpur In Maharashtra on Friday on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation, as reported by ANI.
On the completion of 350 years of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, various cultural programs have been organised in Maharashtra’s Raigad district from June 1 and the inauguration will be held on Friday, June 2 at 8.30 am.
A program has been organised on the premises of Raigarh Fort on Tuesday, June 6 at 8.30 am. Various programs have been organised in Raigad’s Pachad village from June 1 to 6.
Celebrations marking the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj began at the Raigad fort in Maharashtra on Friday morning in presence of state Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. As per the Gregorian calendar, the Maratha warrior king was coronated on June 6, 1674, at the Raigad fort from where he had laid the foundation of "Hindavi Swaraj" or self-rule of Hindus. As per the Hindu calendar, the anniversary of his coronation falls on June 2 this year.
Shinde and Fadnavis took part in various rituals to mark the coronation of Shivaji Maharaj at the Raigad fort, around 170 km from here. Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar performed 'jalabhishek' (ritual of offering water) on the idol of the 17th century king. The water was collected from rivers across Maharashtra.
A state police band paid obeisance to the founder of the Maratha empire by playing Maharashtra's state song 'Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha, Garja Maharashtra Majha'. Flower petals were showered on the statue of Shivaji Maharaj from a helicopter. Descendents of the legendary Maratha warrior king were also present on the occasion.
The state government has organised week-long programmes to celebrate the coronation anniversary at the fort. Both Shinde and Fadnavis greeted people of the state on the 350th anniversary of "Shivrajyaabhishek''.
Earlier on Thursday, Mohan Bhagwat said everyone should make efforts for India's unity and integrity. Addressing an event of the RSS in Nagpur, Bhagwat said India did well among all countries during the global economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Everyone should make efforts for India's unity and integrity,” he maintained, as quoted by the news agency PTI.