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Title - Train to showcase life and times of VivekanandaPosted by : RailXpert on Dec 03, 2012 - 18:00:15 PM |
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MYSORE: Vivekanada Express, an exhibition-on-wheels depicting the life and times of Swami Vivekananda, will be in the city for two days from Dec 5.The train, being specially run to mark the philosopher's 150th birth anniversary, will arrive at Ashokpuram station from Hubli.It comprises five AC coaches rearranged to accommodate the exhibits.Rare images and artifacts associated with Vivekananda are on display. They depict his life as a child in Bengal, his devotion towards 19th-century saint Ramakrishna Paramahans, his life as a monk, and his lectures in the USA, England and parts of Europe on 'non-dualism'.Entry will be free, according to a release from South Western Railway. |