The historic “Sengol” was installed at the new Parliament House by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of today’s inauguration.
He also participated in the puja and showed the plaque for the new building along with Adhyanam saints and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the new Parliament House today. Additionally, around sixty religious leaders participated in the event.
The new Parliament House provides more space than the present building built in 1927.
The new Parliament building “reflects India’s diverse culture” with carpets from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, bamboo floors from Tripura and stone carvings from Rajasthan.
Inauguration of Parliament: PM Modi installed ‘Sengol’ in the new building; know its importance
Importance of Sengol
“Sengol” is a Tamil word derived from “semmai” and gained significance in India when the Government of India announced that the scepter would be introduced closer to the seat of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building.
The story that has become popular in recent times is that the Adhinam of Tamil Nadu gave “Sengol” to Jawaharlal Nehru to signify the transfer of power from the British to the Indians in August 1947.
It was kept in the Nehru Exhibition of the Allahabad Gallery and has been moved to Delhi for installation in the new Parliament building.
The head priest of the Madurai Adhinam (monastery) introduced PM Modi in the same fashion on Sunday.
In Tamil, the word ‘adinam’ refers to both the head of a Shaiva religious community as well as a Shaiva monastery.
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