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IN PHOTOS: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, others reach Mumbai's Mahalaxmi Race Course for ‘Dhamma Diksha’

Updated On: 16 December, 2023 10:13 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

On Saturday evening, Mahalaxmi Race Course grounds witnessed a gathering of thousands of followers of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale for 'Dhamma Diksha,' an international conference on Buddhism, in Mumbai. Pics/Sameer Markande

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Commencing with Buddha Vandana, a prayer paying homage to Lord Buddha, the event featured artists from across Maharashtra singing 'Bhim Geet'

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Commencing with Buddha Vandana, a prayer paying homage to Lord Buddha, the event featured artists from across Maharashtra singing 'Bhim Geet'
Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and president of the Republican Party of India, played a pivotal role in organising the conference

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Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and president of the Republican Party of India, played a pivotal role in organising the conference

Ramdas Athawale expressed the conference's objective of promoting peace

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Ramdas Athawale expressed the conference's objective of promoting peace

Ramdas Athawale conveyed that the conference attendees had appealed to the Russian and Ukrainian governments to cease the conflict in Eastern Europe

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Ramdas Athawale conveyed that the conference attendees had appealed to the Russian and Ukrainian governments to cease the conflict in Eastern Europe

On Friday, hundreds of Buddhist monks took out a rally in Worli suburb of central Mumbai, a day before 'Dhamma Diksha', an international conference on Buddhism to be held in the city

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On Friday, hundreds of Buddhist monks took out a rally in Worli suburb of central Mumbai, a day before 'Dhamma Diksha', an international conference on Buddhism to be held in the city

The rally was held a day before 'Dhamma Diksha', an international conference on Buddhism in the city's Mahalaxmi Race Course on Saturday

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The rally was held a day before 'Dhamma Diksha', an international conference on Buddhism in the city's Mahalaxmi Race Course on Saturday

The event was organised by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Dhamma Diksha Celebration Committee. The committee had organised the international conference on Buddhism

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The event was organised by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Dhamma Diksha Celebration Committee. The committee had organised the international conference on Buddhism

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