Auction of gifts received by PM Modi, model of Kashi Vishwanath temple got the highest bid
The auction of PM Modi’s gifts was to be held on October 2 by 5 pm. However, it has been extended for a further period of 10 days.
The model of Kashi Vishwanath temple got the highest bid.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi A total of 282 bids have been placed for a model of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, which was gifted to. The model of this temple is made of wood. Last year, when Kashi Vishwanath Dham was being inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gifted its replica to PM Modi. These days PM Modi A total of over 1200 valuables and souvenirs are being auctioned online, including gifts gifted to It is being told that the highest number of 282 bids have been put in the auction for the model of Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
The initial bid for the replica of Kashi Vishwanath temple was Rs 16,200. However, so far its highest bid has been Rs 49.61 lakh. At the same time, at the Deflympics (2022) in Brazil, a T-shirt autographed by the 65-member Indian team was the second thing that got the highest bids. 222 bids were made for this T-shirt and the highest price was Rs 47.69 lakh. Thomas Cup gold medalist K. A badminton racket autographed by Srikanth received 212 bids, the highest being Rs 48.2 lakh. The base price of both these things is Rs 5 lakh.
More bids were also made for things related to sports
There were also bumper bids for sports related things. The starting price of 25 sports related items was Rs 5 lakh. However, bids were made for them in the range of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 47 lakh. There were 181 bids for a pair of red boxing gloves signed by the men’s and women’s boxing teams at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Its highest bid was Rs 44.13 lakh. In addition, 100 bids were received for the Golden Temple of Punjab. Its maximum bid was Rs 19.70 lakh. The auction of PM Modi’s gifts was to be held on October 2 by 5 pm. However, it has been extended for a further period of 10 days.
Extended auction deadline
“The last date for the e-auction of the Prime Minister’s gifts has been extended to October 12,” a Culture Ministry official said. Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy had said at a press conference here that the statue of Lord Ganesha, a Ram temple being built in Ayodhya and a replica of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi are also among the gifts presented to the prime minister, which are being e-auctioned. He had said that the money received from the e-auction would be donated to the ‘Namami Gange’ mission.
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