Published 14:28 IST, February 19th 2020
Shivaji Jayanti celebration in Maharashtra kick off on a grand note
Shivaji Jayanti celebration in Maharashtra and across the globe has kick-started to pay tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary
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Chhatrapati Shivaji was one of bravest rulers of India who was born on 19 February 1630 in Shivneri Fort, Pune. credit for laying foundation of Maratha Empire goes to him and every year February 19 is celebrated as Shivaji Jayanti aka Shiv Jayanti across Maharashtra to commemorate bravery and cour of Maratha leer. Hence, every year Shivaji Jayanti is declared as a public holiday in Maharashtra and 2020 is different.
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re are various celebrations that take place all across state in terms of rallies, dance performances, and or events every year. Here is a round-up of how everyone celebrated Shivaji Jayanti 2020 across Maharashtra:
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Shivaji Jayanti celebration 2020
An eminent sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik took to Twitter to share a picture of a carved out sculpture of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to mark his 390th birth anniversary. Twitterati could t hold back but obsess over it with many retweeting photograph on ir Twitter handles. Shiv Jayanti was also celebrated at Mumbai-Pune Sinhag Express. Travellers performed an aarti for paying tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in train. On or hand, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi too took to Twitter to pay tribute to Shivaji Maharaj by sharing a photograph along with a heartfelt caption in both Marathi and English.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's aura is so humongous that celebration of his birth anniversary is t limited to Maharastra or even India, his birth anniversary is celebrated internationally too. Shivaji Jayanti was celebrated at Indian embassy in New York which was jointly organized by Chhatrapati Foundation, Indian Consulate and Albany Dhol-Tasha Group.
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Here is a bonus of or Shiv Jayanti celebrations across Maharashtra:
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14:28 IST, February 19th 2020