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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament and installed the Sengol in the Lok Sabha chamber on Sunday morning.

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

PM Modi walked into Parliament premises from its Gate No. 1 dressed in traditional attire and was welcomed by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

The prime minister performed "Ganapati Homam" to invoke Gods to bless the inauguration of the new Parliament building.

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

The Homam was conducted amid Vedic chants by priests from Karnataka's Shringeri Math.

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

Following this, the PM sought blessings from high priests of various 'adheenams' in Tamil Nadu with the holy sceptre in hand.

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

PM Modi then carried the golden sceptre in a procession to the special enclosure amid tunes of 'nadaswaram'.

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

As the Prime Minister walked towards the enclosure, the chanting of Vedic mantras continued. 

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

PM Modi then installed the Sengol in a special enclosure on the right side of the Speaker's chair in the Lok Sabha chamber.

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PM Restores Sengol's Glory

The 'Sengol', a Chola-era spectre made of silver with a coat of gold, is a symbol of the transfer of power from the British in 1947. 

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