CM Shinde, Deputy CMs pay tribute to Shivaji Maharaj at Shivneri Fort

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as well as Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary on Monday at Shivneri Fort in Pune reported news agency PTIThe legendary warrior king was born in 1630 in Shivneri in the districts Junnar tehsilShinde and the two deputy CMs attended various programmes to mark the occasion of Shivaji Jayanti including the cradle ceremony at the fort reported PTIA large number of followers of the emperor are expected to gather at the site through the day to pay tribute reported PTIMeanwhile on the occasion of Shivaji Jayanti Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday offered floral tribute to the statue of Shivaji in Chembur Mumbai reported ANIThis year marks the 394th birthday of the heroic Maratha kingTaking to his X account the Chief Minister paid tribute to Shivaji Maharaj saying Salutations to the revered deity of Akhand Hindustan the founder of Hindavi Swarajya Maharajadhiraj Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji_Maharaj on his birth anniversaryCM Shinde also performed the bhumi pujan for the beautification of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj circle and statue Mumbai Metropolitan Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal MP Rahul Shewale and other Shiv Sena workers and officials were present on the occasion Former MLA Tukaram Kate expressed his gratitude to CM Eknath Shinde on the occasion reported ANIMeanwhile people in Nagpur Maharashtra gathered in large numbers on the streets and offered Aarti as a part of celebrations of the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj reported ANIChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a 17thcentury Indian warrior king who founded the Maratha Empire He is considered to be one of the greatest warriors in Indian historyThe Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj birth anniversary or Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti is commemorated every year on February 19The 394th birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj would celebrated with a cultural programme in the DiwaneAam premises of the Agra Fort here on Monday evening officials said reported PTIThe Archaeological Survey of India ASI has given its nod for the programme superintending archaeologist of ASI Raj Kumar Patel said The event would begin at 7 pm and would run till 10 pm on Monday on February 19 he said reported PTIThe event is being organised by Maharashtrabased Ajinkya Deogiri Pratisthan and the Ministry of Cultural Department of Maharashtra which is a coorganiser of the programme reported PTIWith inputs from ANI and PTI