Gandhinagar, July 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government is advancing a Rs 359 crore master plan to upgrade infrastructure and pilgrim facilities at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Champaner-Pavagadh, with two phases of the project already completed and additional works planned to further improve access and visitor amenities.According to the officials, the redevelopment programme covers the Mahakali Temple at Pavagadh, one of Gujarat’s most prominent pilgrimage destinations, and the surrounding Cham…
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Panchmahal, June 19 (IANS) At least two pilgrims were killed and several others injured after rocks collapsed onto a stairway at the Pavagadh pilgrimage site in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district early on Friday morning amid heavy rainfall.According to sources, the incident occurred between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. near Patiya Bridge on Pavagadh Hill, where devotees were making their way to the hilltop shrine.Continuous rainfall in the area is believed to have loosened rocks on the hillside, causing them…
Gandhinagar, June 9 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise ‘Maha Aarti’ ceremonies at temples across the state on June 10 as part of a campaign marking the completion of 12 consecutive years of the Central Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to party leaders, the programmes are being held under the campaign titled “12 Years of Uninterrupted Trust, Development and Public Welfare”, which forms part of a nationwide initiative launched by t…