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Recently, Moscow celebrated Lunar New Year with great enthusiasm.

President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a statue of C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) in the central courtyard of Rashtrapati Bhavan, replacing the bust of Edwin Lutyens.

The Union Civil Aviation Minister recently stated that the Centre is preparing plans to further develop tourist destinations around prominent temples in Andhra Pradesh under the PRASHAD scheme.

The architecture of the Prime Minister's new office complex, 'Seva Teertha', is designed in the Indian architectural tradition, inspired by the features of the 12th-century Chennakeshava Temple.

Earlier this month, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) announced it will return three historic bronze sculptures to the Government of India, acknowledging they were illegally removed from temple settings.

The Hakki-Pikki tribe is an important tribal community of Karnataka, known for its distinct culture, language, and traditional lifestyle, which sets it apart from other tribes.

India has submitted a proposal to UNESCO for the inclusion of Meghalaya's famous Living Root Bridges on the World Heritage List.

The President of India recently inaugurated Granth Kutir at Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking a significant step toward preserving and promoting India’s classical literary and manuscript heritage.

The "Somnath Swabhiman Parv" is being organized in Somnath from January 8th to 11th. The Government of India has decided to celebrate the "Somnath Swabhiman Parv" to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the first attack on the Somnath Temple, in order to convey the message of the continuity and vitality of Sanatan culture to our future generations.

In a major policy shift, the Government of India has decided to allow private sector participation in the core conservation of centrally protected monuments, a responsibility that has traditionally rested exclusively with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).