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Maha: 'Dharmadhwaj' hoisting ceremony concluded at Nashik Temple

Nashik, May 6 (UNI) Against the backdrop of the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela in the year 2027-28, the ceremony ofor hoisting the 'Dharmadhwaj' (religious flag) took place today at the historic Shri Kalaram Temple in Panchavati, in the presence of former President Ram Nath Kovind and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Following a ritualistic worship ceremony, the saffron Dharmadhwaj was hoisted by former President Ram Nath Kovind and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis atop a 21-foot-tall, *Panchdhatu* (five-metal alloy) flagstaff, modelled after the design in Ayodhya.
Present on this occasion were Kumbh Mela Minister Girish Mahajan, School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse, Food and Drug Administration Minister Narhari Zirwal, Textiles Minister Sanjay Savkare, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Vijaya Rahatkar, Mayor Himgouri Adke-Aher, Treasurer of the Ayodhya Trust Swami Govinddev Giri Maharaj, and Mahant Sudhirdas Pujari.
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