IN PHOTOS: Yogi Adityanath visits Alandi, Pune; praises Maharashtra's spiritual legacy

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended Shri Geeta Bhakti Amrit Mahotsav in Maharashtra's Alandi in Pune district on Sunday. Pics/ X @YogiAadityanath

Updated On: 2024-02-11 02:44 PM IST

Compiled by : Devashri Bhujbal

Yogi Aadityanath praised the spiritual legacy of Maharashtra and said it is exemplified by luminaries like Samarthguru Ramdas and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

UP CM Yogi Adityanath landed in Pune on Sunday morning and was welcomes by Deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis 

Adityanath is in Alandi, in Pune district to attend the Shri Geeta Bhakti Amrit Mahotsav organised on the occasion of Swami Govind Dev Giri's 75th birth anniversary

Yogi Adityanath described Maharashtra as land of both devotion and strength. He asserted that when devotion intertwines with strength, slavery crumbles

Addressing a gathering on the eighth day of Shri Geeta Bhakti Amrit Mahotsav organized in Alandi, Pune, CM Yogi said, "It was here that Guru Samarth Ramdas provided his guidance to the brave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj", reported ANI

Aadityanath said, "With the blessings of saints and the efforts of Prime Minister Modi, we all have been witnesses to the historical date of January 22, when Ram Temple in Ayodhya was inaugurated after 500 years of bondage", ANI report added

Yogi Adityanath shared his long-standing desire to visit Alandi, a place he had read about in his childhood while studying the Dnyaneshwari. He also offered his prayers at the Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Sanjivan Samadhi Temple

During the ceremony, Yogi Adityanath presented an Angavastra and an idol of Lord Ganesha to Swami Govind Dev Giri, along with releasing a souvenir commemorating the saint's life

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