Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray and others pay tribute on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation day

A ceremony was held at Shivaji Statue Gandhi Gate in Nagpur on Sunday, June 6, which marks the anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation day, to pay tribute to the Maratha king.

Besides, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and several other political leaders also paid tribute to the warrior king who was crowned “Chhatrapati” in 1674 at Raigad Fort.

On this occasion, Uddhav Thackeray said it was the golden moment engraved in the heart of the state. "On the occasion of Shiv Rajyabhishek Day, Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray paid homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of Swarajya, saying this is a golden moment engraved on the heart of Maharashtra," the chief minister's office said in a statement on Sunday.

युगप्रवर्तक, स्वराज्य संस्थापक छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज यांना शिवराज्याभिषेक दिनानिमित्त मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांनी त्रिवार मुजरा केला. महाराष्ट्राच्या हृदयावर कोरलेला हा सुवर्ण क्षण आहे, असे सांगून त्यांनी राज्यातील जनतेलाही शुभेच्छा दिल्या आहेत.

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) June 6, 2021

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BJP MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, a descendant of Shivaji Maharaj, visited Raigad fort on the occasion.

“This year’s Shivrajyabhishek Ceremony will be graced by the presence of a rare coin ‘Hoan’ that is part of the antiques of Shivaji Maharaj’s era,” tweeted Sambhajiraje on June 5.

शिवराज्याभिषेक दिनाच्या पुर्वसंधेला दुर्गराज रायगड ऐतिहासिक वास्तूंना साजेश्या पध्दतीने आकर्षक विद्यूतरोषणाई करण्यात आली.#६जून#शिवराज्याभिषेक_सोहळा pic.twitter.com/Lqt0qRb620

— Sambhaji Chhatrapati (@YuvrajSambhaji) June 5, 2021

"सार्वभौम"स्वराज्य स्थापन करणाऱ्या महान युगपुरुषास त्रिवार मुजरा!#६जून#शिवराज्याभिषेक#लोकोत्सव pic.twitter.com/oa54dGHNWR

— Sambhaji Chhatrapati (@YuvrajSambhaji) June 6, 2021

The day is of great significance to the Maratha community and is celebrated on a large scale across Maharashtra, especially in Raigad. The day would witness mass public rallies and processions at the Raigad Fort in the pre-pandemic era. However, the grandeur celebrations are restricted amid the surge of coronavirus in the state.

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