ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R Eight women from Vidarbha region in Maharashtra have set upon a 25-day pan- India tour under the ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ (see your country) initiative of the Union government and made their first stop in Madhya Pradesh on September 18 and 19 to visit major religious tourism spots of Omkareshwar and Ujjain.
The women participated in the Bhasmarti ritual in Ujjain Mahakaleshwar temple in the wee hours of September 19 and proceeded to Gujarat where they visited the statue of unity in Kevadia
Called the ‘Tejaswini Jyotirmaya Yatra’, the 25-day tour of the women is expected to cover 11,000km across 13 states of the country and will mainly touch upon eight major rivers and the nine jyotirlingas (devotional representation of Lord Shiva). Omkareshwar in Khandwa and Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh are the two of the 12 prominent jyotirlingas in the country. They will also visit other important places of tourism, religious and historical importance during their tour.
The tour has been planned as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of Indian independence with an objective of witnessing the lifestyle, culture and achievements spanning different regions of the country, Shubhangi Medhe, a member of the tour team said.
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