Nation on Monday paid homage to the Father of Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, on his 54th death anniversary which is observed as 'Mahaparinirvan Din'. Lakhs of followers converged at his memorial “Chaityabhoomi” at Shivaji Park in Central Mumbai to pay their respects to the Dalit icon. Maharshtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan flew in to pay homage to Dr. Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar also visited the memorial to pay homage. At the State Secretariate, floral tributes were offered to the late leader while at Vidhan Bhavan, Legislative Assembly Speaker Dilip Walse-Patil paid tributes at the statue of Ambedkar. The railways and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) set up special facilities for the lakhs of people who are in the city to pay homage to the Dalit icon.AIR correspondent reports, a sea of humanity descended from all over the country at Chaityabhoomi, Dadar, in central Mumbai, to pay homage to the architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, on his 54th death anniversary today. As has been the tradition, hundreds of people began coming to the city some days ago and today the queues were unending Maharshtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar also visited the memorial to pay homage to Bharat Ratna, Dr.Ambedkar. Elaborate security arrangements were in place all over the city. City police chief Sanjeev Dayal personally supervised the security arrangements by visiting Shivaji Park and nearby areas. To house the crowd, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has pitched tents across 1.5 lakh sq ft area. Medical stalls, mobile toilets and temporary bathrooms have been put up beside the tents. Arrangements are in place to provide both drinking and food facility. It has also posted nearly 1,000 BMC and NGO workers at the site to man the monument.