Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tripura on September 22 to unveil the redeveloped Tripureswari temple, Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Sunday.
Speaking at the Neermahal Jal Utsav in Sepahijala district, Saha said he had personally invited the Prime Minister to unveil the redeveloped temple, and the invitation had been accepted. "PM Modi is coming to unveil the redeveloped Tripureswari temple on September 22 and offer puja there," he said.
The redevelopment works at the temple, a Shakti Pith, were carried out at a cost of ₹51 crore under the Centre's PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme.
The Chief Minister also stated that his government is focusing on promoting spiritual tourism in the state. As part of this effort, replicas of all 51 Shakti Piths are being built in Bandower, in the Gomati district, at a cost of ₹97 crore. "We can't visit all the 51 Shakti Piths as they are spread across many countries, including Bangladesh and Nepal. Once the replicas are built at Bandower, people can easily have a glimpse of the 51 Shakti Piths in one place," he said.
Saha also urged people to promote the lake palace of Neermahal on social media. But many people don't know about Neermahal. I appeal to you to promote Neermahal on social media," he told the gathering.
Built by Maharaja Bir Bikram in 1930, Neermahal was declared a Ramsar site in 2007.
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