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BJP President Amit Shah visits Nashik Kumbh Mela

The 'dhwajarohan' (flag hoisting) of Digambar, Nirmohi and Nirwani akhadas was held at their respective camps in the presence of Amit Shah, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis, BJP state unit president Raosaheb Danve and various seers.

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BJP national president Amit Shah during a function in Sadhu Gram at Nashik on Wednesday.
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BJP president Amit Shah said on Wednesday that the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Nashik was such a long tradition that it was as if the Sanskrit word 'shashvat' (ever-lasting) was created only to describe it.

"It is as if the word 'shashvat' was specially coined for Kumbh Mela," he said.

Speaking at a function organised by Guru Gorakshyanath Maharaj Mutt at Trimbakeshwar near Nashik for installation of an idol of Navanath in a newly-built temple, Shah said BJP's election campaign for 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh started from Yogi Adityanath Ashram, and therefore the party got 73 seats in the state and came to power at the Centre.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on this occasion that Kumbh Mela was an inalienable part of the Indian culture. State BJP chief Raosaheb Danve and BJP MPs Yogi Adityanath and Harishchandra Chavan were present, among others.

The 'dhwajarohan' (flag hoisting) of Digambar, Nirmohi and Nirwani akhadas was held at their respective camps in the presence of Amit Shah, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis, BJP state unit president Raosaheb Danve and various seers.

After hoisting their flags on 51-ft long wooden poles, the sadhus demonstrated traditional war skills like wielding 'dandpatta' (gauntlet sword) and lathis and burst fire crackers.

On the occasion, Shah said the ongoing Kumbh mela offers a good opportunity to the management students for their projects.

"The students of management have a good opportunity for their project. Our 'parivar' salutes and seeks blessings of mahants, sadhus for us and for prosperity of our nation," Shah said. He also inaugurated an arch constructed by Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) in Sadhu Gram on the Nashik-Aurangabad Road, named as 'Jagat Guru Ramanandacharya entrance'.

Later, Shah and Fadanvis went to Trimbakeshwar, about 30-km from Nashik, for attending the installation ceremony of idols of Navanath in a temple constructed by Gorakhnath Mutt.

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