Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday moved a resolution in the Assembly on the nationwide ‘Guru Ravidas Maharaj Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan’, dedicated to the 650th Prakash Parv of Sant Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidas, and it was unanimously passed.
Moving the resolution, the Chief Minister said the Abhiyan, launched on the occasion of Guru Purnima on July 29, will continue till February 20, 2027.
The Abhiyan seeks to take Sant Shiromani Guru Ravidas’s timeless message of equality, compassion, service, devotion, social justice and social harmony to every section of society and further strengthen social unity among different communities.
The Chief Minister said the Abhiyan was launched from Seer Govardhanpur in Varanasi, the sacred birthplace of Sant Shiromani Guru Ravidas. He said on the occasion, a Kalash containing the sacred soil of his birthplace was reverently honoured and thereafter handed over to representatives of various states across the country.
The Chief Minister said the Kalash Yatra carrying the sacred soil from the birthplace of Shri Guru Ravidas reached Haryana on August 4. A grand welcome ceremony was organised on August 5 at the Mata Sheetla Temple complex in Gurugram.
The kalash brought to Haryana are being taken to the district and village levels, where devotees are mixing the sacred soil with the soil of local temples and taking Sant Shiromani Guru Ravidas’s message of social harmony to the people.
CM Saini said the Samrasta Yatra will reach Haryana on October 5 and continue till November 5. Welcome gates and reception points will be set up across the state along the route of the yatra, and public meetings will also be organised.
In addition, special interaction programmes will be organised in hostels, colleges, universities and coaching centres from November 26 to January 15, 2027.
CM Saini said Sant Shiromani Guru Ravidas was born 649 years ago on the sacred occasion of Magh Purnima in the holy city of Kashi. His personality was as serene and radiant as the full moon.
The Chief Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had participated in a special programme organised at Dera Sachkhand Ballan on February 1 to mark the 649th birth anniversary of Sant Shri Guru Ravidas.
–IANS
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