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Ministry of Culture

Haryana’s Sporting Achievements Take Centre Stage in 8th Edition of PM Mementos Auction

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The 8th edition of the PM Mementos Auction highlights seven mementos from Haryana, featuring both sporting achievements and religious and cultural heritage items. Five items are sports-related, including an arrow from Paralympic gold medallist in archery Harwinder Singh, a cap and signed shirt from Paris 2024 Paralympics F41 javelin throw gold medallist Navdeep Singh, and a Yonex badminton racket and India team shirt from Paralympic badminton gold medallist Nitesh Kumar. Cultural items include a metal statue of Goddess Sheetala Devi and a souvenir commemorating the Gita Updesh Sthali of Dharmakshetra Kurukshetra. Public auction proceeds are directed to the Namami Gange Project.

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