The exhibition-cum-e-auctioning of mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended on Friday, with the highest bid of Rs 25 lakh for a painting of the PM and Mahatma Gandhi.
The proceeds from the e-auction will be donated towards funding the Namami Gange Mission.
The Union culture Ministry organised the e-auction from September 14 to sell 2,772 mementos gifted to the Prime Minister.
The materials for exhibition and auction displayed at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) included memorabilia, paintings, sculptures, shawls, jackets and traditional musical instruments.
The lowest base price was kept at Rs 500 for items like a small statue of Lord Ganesha and decorative wooden box in lotus shape.
The highest base price of Rs 2.5 lakh was reserved for an acrylic painting with a tri-colour background of the Prime Minister and Mahatma Gandhi, which has received a final bid of Rs 25 lakh.
A framed photograph of the Prime Minister receiving blessings from his mother, with a base price of Rs 1,000, has received a bid of Rs 20 lakh.
Other popular auctioned items include an exhibit of Manipuri Folk Arts, which had an original base price of Rs 50,000, but sold for a bid of Rs 10 lakh.
A metallic sculpture of a cow feeding a calf, with a base price of Rs 4,000, sold for a bid of Rs 10 lakh and a metallic 14-cm statue of Swami Vivekanand, with a base price of Rs 4,000, received a final price of Rs 6 lakh, said the statement issued by Culture Ministry.