Amit Shah Unveils Lord Hanuman Statue In Gujarat's Somanth, Offers Prayers
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Amit Shah In Gujarat: Amit Shah inaugurated the Somganga distribution facility in the temple and unveiled the statue of Shri Chandeshwar.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday unveiled a 16-feet tall statue of Lord Hanuman in Somnath town of Gujarat after offering prayers at the Somnath Mahadev temple.
He also inaugurated the 'Somganga distribution facility' of the Somnath temple to filter the Ganga water offered to Mahadev at Somnath temple and give it as prasad to the devotees in packed bottles.
The minister then launched a web portal of the Somnath Trust to facilitate devotees to do online booking of slots for offering prayers at the temple, to make donations, book rooms, and take live darshan of Somnath Mahadev daily, among other things.
Amit Shah, who is a trustee of the Somnath Trust, offered prayers at the temple and later unveiled the statue of Lord Hanuman near the Samudra Darshan Path. He also inaugurated a total of 202 'Maruti Haat' shops on the Samudra Darshan Path, a release said.
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