08 September,2023 03:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sudhir Mungantiwar (File Photo)
On Friday, the Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar stated that the government would bring 'Wagh Nakh' (metal claws used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) in November from United Kingdom, after which it will be kept at a spot for everyone to visit.
Speaking to the news agency ANI, Mungantiwar said, "On October 3rd we will be signing an MoU in London and in November will bring the Wagh Nakh (metal claws used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj"
the minister further added, "As per the MoU, we will not be able to take Wagh Nakh in all the districts of Maharashtra which we had earlier thought, instead we will keep Wagh Nakh at a particular spot where all the people will be able to visit."
The 'Wagh Nakh', the tiger claws used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to kill the general of Bijapur Sultanate, Afzal Khan, in 1659.
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"The Wagh Nakh is not just a thing for the people of the state but a symbol of faith," added the state minister.
This year, 350th coronation anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was celebrated across Maharashtra by the state government and followers of the Maratha ruler.
Meanwhile, in order to marks the 350th anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation, three of the major and famous Ganpati mandals in Mumbai - Lalbaugcha Raja, Mumbaicha Raja and Andhericha Raja - are replicating Raigad Fort as an artdecor of their pandals.
Keeping aside the regular theme of replicating temples as art decor for the Ganpati pandal, the committee members of the three mandals, have decided to work on the same theme of making Raigad Fort this year to showcase the historic ceremony.
A few reference photos of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation ceremony are used by the pandal decorators to designed the court and entrance gate of the Raigad Fort.
