Pune Apr 15 (PTI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray will perform 'maha aarti' at the renowned Hanuman temple in Pune on Saturday, his party functionaries said.

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The temple is situated on Kumthekar Road and Thackeray had helped renovate it, local MNS leader Ajay Shinde claimed.

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Hanuman Jayanti will be observed across the country on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Pune unit of the NCP said it would hold an "all religion" Hanuman Jayanti and 'Iftar' event at a Hanuman temple in Karevnagar here.

Thackeray had recently spoken about azaan being played at high volume from loudspeakers atop mosques and had asked authorities to curb the practice.

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