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The orange city happens to be the headquarters of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It is also where Dr B R Ambedkar on October 14, 1956, embraced Buddhism along with thousands of followers at Deekshabhoomi.
Shinde and some other leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP coalition participated in the yatra on a makeshift 'chariot' with a large photograph of Savarkar in the background.
Hundreds of people took part in the procession to honour late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar
'Savarkar Gaurav Yatras' held across state
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Shinde-led Shiv Sena had last month announced that Savarkar Gaurav Yatras would be taken out in each district of Maharashtra to honour Savarkar’s contribution to the country and to counter Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism against him.