Updated On: 11 February, 2024 02:44 PM IST | Devashri Bhujbal
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended Shri Geeta Bhakti Amrit Mahotsav in Maharashtra`s Alandi in Pune district on Sunday. Pics/ X @YogiAadityanath

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

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

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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
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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

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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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The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja idol was shifted onto a raft on Sunday afternoon after delays since morning due to high tide and technical challenges, with final immersion, delayed by several hours, expected to take place around 11 pm, officials said.