New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the countrymen to visit the replicas of 51 Shaktipeeths at Ambaji Teerthdham in Gujarat.
“The kind of development works done by the government of Bhupendra Patel ji in Ambaji Teerthdham are going to attract the devotees as well as facilitate them. I request the countrymen that whenever they get an opportunity, they must visit the replicas of 51 Shaktipeeths here,” the Prime Minister tweeted (roughly translated from Hindi).
गुजरात के अंबाजी तीर्थधाम में श्रद्धालुओं के लिए बहुत ही शुभ अवसर आया है। आज शाम 7 बजे से यहां 51 शक्तिपीठों का परिक्रमा उत्सव शुरू हो रहा है, जिसमें हमारे पुराणों की आकर्षक प्रस्तुति से जुड़ा लाइट एंड साउंड शो भी शामिल है। मेरा आग्रह है कि आप सभी इस भव्य अनुष्ठान के सहभागी बनें। pic.twitter.com/XrWciersau
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 8, 2022
Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister urged all to be a part of the “grand ritual” of the Parikrama festival of 51 Shaktipeeths which started at 7 pm today.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “A very auspicious occasion has come for the devotees in the Ambaji shrine of Gujarat. The Parikrama festival of 51 Shaktipeeths is starting from 7 pm today, which also includes a light and sound show related to the fascinating presentation of our Puranas. I request you all to be a part of this grand ritual.”
अंबाजी तीर्थधाम में @Bhupendrapbjp जी की सरकार ने जिस प्रकार के विकास कार्य किए हैं, वो श्रद्धालुओं को सुविधा देने के साथ-साथ उन्हें आकर्षित करने वाले हैं। देशवासियों से मेरा अनुरोध है कि उन्हें जब भी अवसर मिले, वो यहां 51 शक्तिपीठों की प्रतिकृतियों के दर्शन करने अवश्य जाएं। https://t.co/4bpX6Dugwu
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 8, 2022
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated Shri 51 Shaktipeeth Parikrama Mahotsav and light and sound show in Ambaji, Banaskantha district today.
As per the shrine’s website, the project has been created to give the devotees of Goddess Shakti ‘darshan’ of all Shaktipeeths “at one place and in one lifetime” through lookalike temples of all the 51 Shakti Peeth.
