Free pilgrimage Chattisgarh

1,000 senior citizens to embark on free pilgrimage

The Chhattisgarh government has come out with the district-wise number
of senior citizens chosen to take up the pilgrimage.

Posted on January 6, 2013, 7:30 PM


Raipur:

Around 1,000 senior citizens in Chhattisgarh will take up the
once-in-a-lifetime free pilgrimage across the country, including the
Velankanni church, from Jan. 15.

The state government has come out with the district-wise number of
senior citizens chosen to take up the pilgrimage.

The annual pilgrimage is being organised under the 'Chief Minister
Pilgrimage Scheme' as per the government decision, according to an
official statement issued in Raipur.

The Social Welfare Department had already issued a directive to the
district collectors for implementation of the scheme with the pilgrim
groups and boarding stations earmarked for the group travel.

As per the itinerary, a group had been created for the districts of
Raipur and Balodabazar which comprise 653 and 347 travelers
respectively.

The pilgrims will depart from Raipur on January 15 for a four-day tour
circuit of Shirdi-Shanishignapur-Triyambhakeshwar.

Similarly, the group comprising travellers from Mahasamund (414),
Gariyaband (246) and Dhamtari (340) will board the train from Raipur
on Jan. 20 for the four-day circuit.

The pilgrim group for the seven-day tour
circuit-Tirupati-Madurai-Rameshwaram comprising 89 travelers from
Narayanpur, Kondagaon (379), Kanker (532) will board from Jagdalpur
Station on Jan. 25.

On the other hand for a seven-day trip to Dwarka-Somnath-Nageshwar,
the pilgrims from Durg (571), Bemtara (188) and Balod (241) will board
from Durg Station on Feb. 2.

Pilgrims of all districts would travel together for tour circuit
Amritsar Golden Temple, Ajmer Sharif, Fatehpur (Tomb of Saint Chisti),
Velankanni Church, Nagapattanam (Tamilnadu).

The Amritsar Golden temple trip would commence on March 17 comprising
pilgrims from all 27 districts.

Similarly, a six-day circuit of Ajmer Sharif and Fatehpur on March 24
and seven-day tour of Velankanni Church on March 30.
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