Inauguration of India's New Parliament Building

[{"selector":"#anim-256c7729-a054-462c-b601-dc9dffd03e01","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On May 28, 2023, a ceremony featuring prayers from all faiths launched India's new Parliament building in New Delhi.

[{"selector":"#anim-3aaae861-ed06-4be8-aef1-a0bb1d3546fc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] | Om Birla, the speaker of the Lok Sabha, accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi in unveiling the plaque to mark the opening of India's new Parliament building.

[{"selector":"#anim-64deda21-c836-4306-a592-f7e46b4698d1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On May 27, 2023, PM Narendra Modi met with 21 Adheenams who took part in the inauguration ceremony.

[{"selector":"#anim-3656dca0-4b35-4ec3-a034-d78f6a5156be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Religious leaders initiated the sarva-dharma prarthana (multifaith prayer) by reciting prayers in several tongues. 'Ganpati Homam' was done by PM Narendra Modi.

[{"selector":"#anim-f8a33375-f50d-4f3d-9236-04214511a922","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] PM Modi was presented with the sacred "Sengol" (sceptre) by the 293rd Madurai Aadheenam head priest.

[{"selector":"#anim-30ef20c5-3b84-4dd0-9f33-7a69991f345b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The 'Sengol' denotes the transfer of power symbolically. PM Narendra Modi is pictured here holding the revered "Sengol"

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