President Droupadi Murmu has been invited to the flag-hoisting ceremony marking the launch of the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela, scheduled for 31st October.

 

A delegation led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, met the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi today to extend the invitation.

 

The President has also been invited to attend the Godavari Aarti and the launch of the Kumbh Mela Authority’s website. The programme will also include the release of the Kumbh Mela song and the unveiling of a commemorative postal stamp and a coffee-table book.

 

The delegation included ministers, representatives of religious organisations and officials of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela Authority.

 

The invitation and a special gift hamper presented to the President showcased Maharashtra’s cultural and spiritual heritage, tribal products, textile arts and Nashik’s agricultural produce.