Delhi CM, Union minister see off train with 1,400 devotees set for Somnath Yatra

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat flagged off a train of devotees, who are heading to Gujarats Somnath temple under the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, from Safdarjung railway station on Thursday. Gupta said the train carries around 1,400 devotees from Delhi to the Somnath temple.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat flagged off a train of devotees, who are heading to Gujarat's Somnath temple under the ''Somnath Swabhiman Parv'', from Safdarjung railway station on Thursday. Shekhawat said similar Somnath Yatras are being organised in other states as well to commemorate the undiminished faith of people during an attack on the shrine by Mahmud of Ghazni 1,000 years ago. Gupta said the train carries around 1,400 devotees from Delhi to the Somnath temple. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured that the country's heritage is conserved and people are connected to their cultural roots. Under the three-day Somnath Yatra, devotees from Delhi will visit the Gujarat temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The train is scheduled to reach its destination on Friday morning. Gujarat government will make all arrangements for accommodation, food, drinking water and other facilities for the devotees.