Prime MinisterNarendra Modiofficially opened the newParliament building.He arrived at Gate No. 1, wearing traditional attire, and was greeted by Lok Sabha SpeakerOm Birla.Accompanied by priests from Karnatakas Shringeri Math, the Prime Minister participated in a ceremonial Ganapati Homam to seek divine blessings for the inauguration of the new Parliament building. Vedic chants added a spiritual atmosphere to the occasion.

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Modi led a procession carrying theSengolwhile traditional nadaswaram tunes played and Vedic mantras were chanted. The procession made its way to the new Parliament building, where Modi placed the Sengol in a dedicated enclosure on the right side

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of the Speakers chair in the Lok Sabha chamber. During the ceremony, the Prime Minister also honored select workers who had made significant contributions to the construction of the new Parliament building.

Made of silver and gold, the five-feet long sceptre was handed over by Lord Mountbatten to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 14, 1947, as a symbol of the transfer of power, according to the government. The Sengol, a symbol of Governance in kingdoms of yore, was then kept for display in The Allahabad Museum.