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Dhammachakra Pravartan day celebration

Dhammachakra Pravartan Day (DhammaChakra Anupravartan Din) is a day to celebrate the Buddhist conversion of B. R. Ambedkar and approximately 600,000 followers on 14 October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi.[1]

Every year on Ashoka Vijayadashami, millions of Buddhists gather at Deekshabhoomi to celebrate the mass conversion.[2] October 2016 marked the Diamond Jubilee [3]

References

  1. ^ "53rd Dhammachakra Pravartan day celebrated in Nagpur". Daily News and Analysis. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ Dahat, Pavan (4 October 2015). "Dalits throng Nagpur on Dhammachakra Pravartan Din". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Fadnavis, Gadkari to attend 60th Dhamma Chakra day on October 11". The Times of India. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.