9732 senior citizens to visit pilgrimage centres in September
Bhopal: Under Mukhyamantri Tirth-Darshan Yojana, 9,732 pilgrims will visit various centres of pilgrimage in September. Journeys will be held from September 3 to 27 in which domiciles of Madhya Pradesh over 60 years of age will be taken to Rameshwaram, Dwarka, Tirupathi and Puri.
A train under the scheme to Rameshwaram from Bhind district on September 3 will carry 220 pilgrims, Gwalior 267, Bhopal 311 and Raisen 175, train on September 5 will carry 160 pilgrims from Damoh, Panna 130, Jabalpur 318, Narsinghpur 140, Mandla 135 and 90 passengers from Dindori district, on September 6, 300 passengers from Indore, 180 Dhar, 120 Barwani, 80 Shajapur, 180 Chhindwara and 113 from Seoni district, on September 14, 280 pilgrims from Dewas, 357 Ujjain, 101 Agar-Malwa and 235 passengers from Sehore district, on September 20, 515 pilgrims from Tikamgarh district and 459 pilgrims from Katni district. On September 22, 223 pilgrims from Neemuch district, 370 Mandsaur and 380 pilgrims from Ratlam district will visit Rameshwaram pilgrimage centre.
A train to Dwarka Dham from Burhanpur district on September 9 will carry 115 pilgrims from Burhanpur, 240 Khandwa, 343 Khargone and 235 pilgrims from Hoshangabad district. A train to Tirupathi carrying 975 persons is proposed from Datia district on September 11. Similarly, a train on September 23 will carry 384 passengers from Shivpuri district, 140 Sheopur, 270 Guna and 180 passengers from Ashok Nagar district.
To Puri, a train will carry 972 pilgrims on September 14 including 254 from Bhopal district, 140 Raisen, 130 Hoshangabad, 268 Jabalpur, 110 Mandla and 70 pilgrims from Dindori district.
