Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of Art of Living, unveiled rare relics of the original Somnath Jyotirlingam in Delhi during a Maha Satsang titled Anandam. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, who attended the event, praised the organization’s Yamuna cleanup efforts and announced plans for a riverfront project.
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