Bibi Ka Maqbara, Ajanta & Ellora see tourist rush on reopening
SECTIONS
Last Updated: Dec 11, 2020, 11:06 AM IST
Share
Synopsis
These tourist hotspots along with other popular monuments in this central Maharashtra district reopened on December 10 after being closed since March-end due to the lockdown, which has now been eased to a large extent.
AURANGABAD: The Bibi Ka Maqbara, a 17th-century monument here in Maharashtra, received 540 visitors on the first day of opening after the COVID-19-induced lockdown, while the world-famous caves of Ajanta and Ellora together saw nearly 450 tourists, officials said on Friday.
These tourist hotspots along with other popular monuments in this central Maharashtra district reopened on December 10 after being closed since March-end due to the lockdown, which has now been eased to a large extent.
By Nirmala Carvalho
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will begin work to restore the Mastrillian Casket, which contains the relics of St Francis Xavier, starting on 10 December, said Fr Patricio Fernandes, SJ, Rector of the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa. The Basilica will thus be closed for visitors on Thursday after the 8 am Mass.
The Silver Casket containing the relics of St Francis Xavier was brought in procession from St Paul s College on 19 February 1624 to the Basilica of Bom Jesus two years after he was declared saint and patron of Goa.
Fr Marcello Mastrilli, who miraculously revived from death through the intercession of St Francis Xavier, came to Goa in December 1635 on his way to Japan. Upon seeing the Silver Casket, he ordered a new silver covering for the coffin, which was completed by 2 December 1637, in time for the saint’s feast day.
Farmers Are Wrong To Take Maximalist Position; They Should Throw Out Left Activists Who Wonât Let Them Break The Deadlock
by Arihant Pawariya - Dec 10, 2020 01:20 PM
Farmers protest against new laws.
Snapshot
Genuine farmer leaders should take back control of the movement and throw out malcontents who have no intention of furthering the farmersâ interests.
They should learn from history.
The voices sympathetic to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) likened the Punjab farmersâ march to New Delhi to the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests last year. This was due to similarities in modus operandi of blocking roads, involvement of same personalities in both the movements, pro-Khalistani and anti-Hindu rhetoric by some, etc.
Last Updated:
10th December, 2020 21:41 IST
Efforts Being Made To Ensure India Has Tourist Guides Prolific In UN Languages: Union Minister Prahlad Patel
Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel on Thursday said efforts are being made to ensure that India has guides who are prolific in the UN languages so that they can interact with foreign tourists on a one-to-one basis.
Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel on Thursday said efforts are being made to ensure that India has guides who are prolific in the UN languages so that they can interact with foreign tourists on a one-to-one basis. There are six official languages of the United Nations. These are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.