President Draupadi Murmu reached Chhattisgarh on a two-day visit. During this, Governor Vishwabhushan Harichandan and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel welcomed him at Swami Vivekananda Airport. The President visited Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum here. The officers provided this information. He told that the President reached Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum in Raipur on Thursday afternoon. Where Chhattisgarh Culture Minister Amarjeet Bhagat welcomed him.
President came face to face with the archaeological splendor of Chhattisgarh in the museum
He said that the President came face to face with the archaeological splendor of Chhattisgarh in the Murmu Museum and observed the ancient and collectible items related to the historical background of this place. Officials said the President observed prehistoric stone tools, ancient sculptures, inscriptions, copper plates and coins recovered from Chhattisgarh and other regions and also inquired about the materials related to tribal culture and modern crafts kept in the museum.
President inspected the statues kept in the reserve collection
He said that the President also inspected the statues kept in the ‘Reserve Collection’ of the museum. Officials said that the metal statues and other statues recovered during the excavations in 1954-55 at Sirpur and at other times have been kept in the ‘Reserve Collection’, which are one of the unique masterpieces of the world and hence should not be taken out for safety. is kept.
Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum is very old
He told that the President inspected the statues of ‘Reserve Collection’ today. They include statues of Manjushri, Lord Buddha in Varada Mudra and Bhumisparsh Mudra and the statue of Vajrapani. Governor Vishwabhushan Harichandan and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel were also present on this occasion. Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum is an archaeological museum located in the Civil Lines area of the state capital Raipur. It was built in 1875 by Raja Mahant Ghasidas of Rajnandgaon.
Rajendra Prasad had inaugurated the museum building
Officials said that the Raipur Museum was initially run by the municipality and the Zilla Parishad. This museum was first established in an octagonal building. After 1945, special efforts were made for the conservation and development of this museum. He told that following the tradition of their forefathers, Rajnandgaon’s queen Jyoti Devi and her son Raja Digvijay Das had paid one lakh rupees to build a new museum building. After the construction of the present museum building, the museum building was inaugurated on March 21, 1953 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India.
The museum is famous for its antiquity
Officials said that Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum is famous for its antiquity and antiquity not only in Chhattisgarh but in the entire country. Apart from prehistoric stone tools, ancient sculptures, inscriptions, copper plates and coins recovered from Chhattisgarh and other regions, this museum has various types of materials related to tribal culture, animals and birds and craft works of modern period.
Know here how beautiful the museum is
He told that the base of the museum has the entry gallery, sirpur gallery and inscription gallery. The first floor has a nature gallery, weapons gallery, painting gallery and the second floor has a tribal culture gallery. Officials said that the museum has stone sculptures, metal sculptures, copper sheets, inscriptions, coins and various sculptures of the modern period. Among the rare antiquities are inscribed wooden pillars from the 2nd century BC, Kirari and Manjushri of Sirpur and other bronze statues.
President will attend the 10th convocation of Guru Ghasidas University
The President is on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh. The President visited the Jagannath Temple in Raipur on the first day of his stay and launched the ‘Year of Positive Change’ program at the Brahmakumari Institute. On the second day, on September 1, she will attend the 10th convocation ceremony of Guru Ghasidas University in Bilaspur.