The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government extended an invitation to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday to participate in the Mahakumbh-2025 to be held at Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26.
The UP minister Ramkesh Nishad met CM Sawant at the latter's official residence in Panaji to extend the invitation.
In a post on X handle, Sawant said he was honoured to receive an invitation from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to attend the Mahakumbh-2025, to be held at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, as a representative of the people of Goa.
"Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji's efforts led to UNESCO recognising Mahakumbh as an 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," Sawant said.
"The Mahakumbh is a sacred occasion for the Sanatan Bharatiya Sanskruti leading to cultural, Adhyatmic churning in the country and the world," he said.
Sawant also thanked Nishad for visiting Goa to extend the invitation.