PM takes part in ‘Shaurya Yatra’ in Somnath, 108 horses present...

Key Highlights

• A group of young priests — ‘rushi kumars’ — walked ahead of Modi’s vehicle, playing ‘damrus’, an instrument associated with Lord Shiva, as a huge crowd lined the streets, showering flower petals and cheering the procession.
• Elevated platforms were placed at regular intervals along the parade route where artistes performed different dance forms of India.
• What stood out in the procession was the cavalcade of 108 horses and their riders sporting starch-white shirts paired with khaki trousers and saffron headgears.
• “These horses and their riders have been drawn from different parts of Gujarat.
• We belong to the Gujarat Police and rehearsed for it in the last 10 days.