<span style="color: #222222;">Nearly four Lakh people are expected to converge on June 6 at the historic Raigad fort situated 170 Kms from Mumbai to celebrate the anniversary of the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation ceremony.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Organisers said series of events including Puja, flag hoisting, arrival of Palkhi of Shivaji, exhibitions and a host of other cultural programs will be conducted spread across two days from June 5.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Rajya Sabha MP and &nbsp;Chairman of Raigad Development Authority &nbsp;Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati who is also a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj said they are clubbing various issues related to forts and their conservation, heritage, history, environment in their programs as June 5 is also the World Environment &nbsp;Day.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' He said diplomats from China, Poland, Greece, Bulgaria and Tunisia will also be attending the event on Thursday.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />''<br />''Shivaji Maharaj was coronated on 6 June, 1674 at the Raigad fort, which later served as the capital of the Maratha empire.</span><br />
News On AIR | June 3, 2019 7:27 AM
Four Lakh people to converge at Raigad fort to celebrate Shivaji Maharaj's coronation ceremony