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Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai addressing the gathering of Kharun Maiya Samrasta Mahaarati organised at Mahadev Ghat, Raipura on Wednesday September 17, 2025 -Photo Credit CG/PR
Raipur: Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday September 17 , 2025 evening attended the Kharun Maiya Samrasta Mahaarati organised at Mahadev Ghat, Raipura. The grand event was jointly held under the aegis of Sanatan Dhwaj Vahini and Mahila Morcha to mark the birthday of the country’s popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On this occasion, 2,100 lamps were lit on the riverbank as part of the traditional Deepdan.
The grand event was jointly being held under the aegis of Sanatan Dhwaj Vahini and Mahila Morcha to mark the birthday of the country’s popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On this occasion, 2,100 lamps were lit on the riverbank as part of the traditional Deepdan-Photo Credit -CG/PR
Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Sai said it was a matter of great fortune that under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s pride has risen across the globe. He described Modi as the architect of modern India, who is relentlessly working for the creation of a developed nation, benefitting the country’s 1.4 billion citizens. He recalled that the Prime Minister has taken a resolve to make India a developed nation by 2047, and in line with that vision, Chhattisgarh’s double-engine government is working with determination and commitment on every front to establish the state as a developed entity.
The Chief Minister further said that under the leadership of Sadhvi Pragya Bharti, the Ganga Aarti had begun at the banks of the Mahanadi in Chandrapur, which continues even today. He himself was present at that ceremony. Later, the Ganga Aarti was also initiated at the Kelo river in Raigarh, which he termed an excellent initiative towards river conservation. He appealed for such Ganga Aarti to be organised from time to time at the Kharun river as well.
On the occasion, CM Sai extended warm greetings and best wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. He also conveyed greetings to the people of the state on Vishwakarma Jayanti and praised the members of Sanatan Dhwaj Vahini and Mahila Morcha for organising such a grand event.
Raipur Lok Sabha MP Brijmohan Agrawal, speaking at the event, said that river aarti symbolise faith. Through them, people connect deeply with rivers and commit to their perpetual conservation. This tradition, he said, is not new but part of the timeless practices of Sanatan Dharma. Rivers have, since ancient times, been the foremost centres of faith in the Indian civilisation.
Among those present on the occasion were revered Sadhvi Pragya Bharti, Raipur Rural MLA Moti Lal Sahu, Mayor Meenal Choubey along with a large number of local public representatives and devotees.
