Commemorative coin on 75 years of Somnath Temple’s consecration to be issued today
Ahmedabad: Monday, May 11 will mark 75 years of the consecration of the reconstructed and restored Somnath Temple at Prabhas Patan. The ceremony was held in 1951 in the presence of India's first President Dr Rajendra Prasad. A commemorative Rs 75 coin will be released by PM Narendra Modi to mark the occassion, said numismatists. Sudhir Lunawat, a numismatist based in Gujarat, said that an official gazette notification for the same was issued on May 8.
Lunaway added that the commemorative coin will be made available for collectors, devotees, and history enthusiasts through the Govt of India mint's official website.
Lunaway added that the commemorative coin will be made available for collectors, devotees, and history enthusiasts through the Govt of India mint's official website.
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The Sanskrit Shloka appearing in the full-page ad in the newspapers on the 75th anniversary of the Somnath Temple promotes superstition as it says, 'The Daresha of the Somnath Lingam rids a person from all sins, fulfills all his wishes, and in the end, is a guarantee of a place in heaven'.Read allPost comment
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