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MP tribals celebrate Indira's birth anniversary at temple

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Press Trust of India Barwah (MP)

They gather at the temple every year on the occasion of Indira's birth anniversary to pay their respects.

The temple, which has a large statue of Indira, was established by one of her followers late Sukhlal Vaskel and dedicated to the public by the then Chief Minister late Arjun Singh, Sukhlal's relative Karan Singh Vaskel told PTI.

The tribals not only gather every year on the occasion of her birth anniversary, but also begin every new work like sowing of crop or reaping harvest by offering a coconut at the temple and performing puja, he said.

  

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First Published: Nov 19 2012 | 9:55 PM IST

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