Pilgrimage to begin on Feb 23
Pilgrims from various districts of the State will go on pilgrimage under the Mukhyamantri Tirth-Darshan Yojana to Rameshwaram, Puri, Ramdeora, Dwarka and Shirdi from February 23 to March 31. The train from Rewa to Rameshwaram on February 23 will carry 230 pilgrims from Rewa, Satna 206, Jabalpur 235, Mandla 101, Sidhi 103 and 102 pilgrims from Singrauli. The train will return on February 28. The train to Rameshwaram on March 7 will carry 231 from Shivpuri, Gwalior 260, Datia 171, Sheopur 160 and 155 pilgrims from Bhind. It will return on March 12.
Pilgrimage journey to Puri in Odisha have been planned between March 10 and 15. The train will carry 222 pilgrims from Bhopal, 116 Sehore, 115 Raisen, 160 Hoshangabad, 218 Chhindwara and 146 pilgrims from Seoni. The train to Ramdeora will carry 294 pilgrims from Ratlam, 251 Indore, 211 Neemuch and 220 pilgrims from Mandsaur. It will depart on March 12 and return on March 15. The train to Dwarkadham on March 15 will carry 240 pilgrims from Rewa, 258 Satna, 210 Panna, 153 Jabalpur and 115 pilgrims from Mandla. The train will return on March 20.
Journeys to Rameshwaram from various districts have been planned between March 17 and 31. The train on March 17 will carry 260 pilgirms from Shajapur, 250 Ratlam, 152 Agar-Malwa, 165 Jhabua and 149 pilgrims from Alirajpur. Train on March 19 will carry 326 pilgrims from Indore, 201 Dewas, 249 Ujjain and 200 pilgrims from Dhar. The train on March 23 will carry 301 pilgrims from Sagar, 251 Damoh, 222 Anuppur and 202 pilgrims from Tikamgarh. The train on March 29 will carry 335 pilgrims from Katni, 315 Umaria, 327 Shahdol and the train on March 31 will carry 250 pilgrims from Bhopal, 215 Hoshangabad, 201 Betul, 153 Sehore and 157 pilgrims from Raisen. Similarly, the train to Shirdi will carry 220 pilgrims from Rewa, 201 Satna, 225 Jabalpur, 152 Panna and 179 pilgrims from Narsinghpur.