India News | Tribal Community in Uttarakhand Gifts Modi 'Bhoj Patra'
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was gifted a unique 'Bhoj Patra' on Friday by the tribal community from border regions of Joshimath during his visit to Uttarakhand.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was gifted a unique 'Bhoj Patra' on Friday by the tribal community from border regions of Joshimath during his visit to Uttarakhand.
Officials said tribal communities of Niti-Mana valley living in the border region of Joshimath expressed their gratitude to Modi for working to rejuvenate pilgrimage sites and appreciated his resolve to safeguard and promote Indian culture.
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The 'Bhoj Patra' was presented to him by Bina Badwal, the sarpanch of Van Panchayat in Mana.
Bhojpatra tree (Himalayan Birch) is a deciduous tree growing in the western Himalayas in high altitude regions – 2500m-3500m –, they said.
Its significance is that Mahabharat and other ancient scriptures were written on bark of Bhojpatra tree, they said.
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