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Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0: Nearly 1,200 Delegates To Visit Maha Kumbh, Ram Mandir As Part Of 10-Day Cultural Exchange Programme

Kuldeep NegiFeb 15, 2025, 08:48 AM | Updated 09:14 AM IST
Kashi Tamil Sangamam

Kashi Tamil Sangamam


The third edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 3.0) will be launched today (15 February) at Varanasi.

Around 1,200 delegates from Tamil Nadu will attend the 10-day long programme, which will be inaugurated on Saturday by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Parliamentary Affairs Minister L Murugan.

The programme, organised by the Ministry of Education, celebrates the civilisational and cultural bond between Varanasi (Kashi) and Tamil Nadu.

The theme of the cultural exchange programme, which will be held from 15-24 February, will be centred around Maharishi Agasthyar.


During the event the delegates will also visit Maha Kumbh and Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

"The event will offer a divine experience and bring Tamil Nadu and Kashi—the two timeless centres of our civilisation and culture, more closer," the ministry said.

"An exhibition on the different facets of Sage Agasthyar and his contributions to world of Health, Philosophy, Science, Linguistics, Literature, Polity, Culture, Art, particularly to Tamil and Tamil Nadu, etc. and seminars, workshops, book release, etc. will be organised at Kashi during KTS 3.0," the ministry added.

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