New Delhi: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the tableau of Uttarakhand state selected for the Republic Day 2023 parade at the National Theater in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister gave instructions regarding the tableau that the tableau should be made of high quality, in which a glimpse of the art and culture of the state of Uttarakhand can be seen in the Republic Day Parade.
Jageshwar Dham, Corbett National Park and Uttarakhand's famous Aipan art are being shown in the tableau of Uttarakhand in the Republic Day Parade this year.
'Manaskhand' is mentioned in Skanda Purana from the present Kumaon region.
The state government is identifying the mythological temples of the Kumaon region in the form of Manaskhand Temple Malamission like the Chardham Yatra to be held in the Garhwal division and is developing infrastructure facilities as per the requirement. With this, domestic and foreign tourists will also be introduced to the region's rich mythological and cultural heritage, due to which employment opportunities will also be created in the tourism sector in the state. Local Commissioner, Ajay Mishra, Team Leader/Joint Director of Uttarakhand Tableau K.S.Chauhan, Officer on Special Duty, National Theater Camp, Ravi Pandey, Team Leader of Gujarat Tableau Pankaj Modi were present on occasion. Meanwhile, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has been invited by India as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in January. Ausaf Sayeed, secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs said Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as chief guest for the Republic Day and the invitation was warmly received. "This is indeed a momentous occasion in our bilateral relations with Egypt when our two countries are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. I was told that When we became independent on the 15th of August, 1947 it was three days later on the 18th of August that the relations, formal relations were established which goes on to say the importance which we attach to our relationship with Egypt," Ausaf Sayeed, secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) MEA said on Monday. —ANI