Gandhinagar, Aug. 30 -- As part of the celebration of the 76th Van Mahotsav, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who arrived in Kheda district to inaugurate the 24th Sanskrutik Van of the state built in Galteshwar in Kheda district, offered prayers to Lord Mahadev at the Galteshwar temple located in Sarnal village and prayed for the welfare of the people of the state, the Chief Minister's office said in a press release.

After offering worship to the ancient Galateshwar Mahadev located at the confluence of the Mahisagar and Galti rivers near Sarnal village of Thasra taluka, the Chief Minister performed a circumambulation (parikarma) of the temple. He observed the architecture of this ancient temple and became acquainted with the significance ...