Mukesh Ambani Mukesh Ambani visits Somnath Temple on Maha Shivratri, offers Rs 1.51 cr to temple trust
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani visited Somnath Temple in Gujarat with his son and chairman of Reliance Jio Akash Ambani and offered prayers on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Saturday.
According to the news agency ANI, the Ambanis donated Rs 1.51 crore to the Somnath temple trust.
On #Mahashivratri, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited, and his son, Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio, visited Somnath Mahadev in Gujarat. Mukesh Ambani donated Rs 1.51 crore to the Somnath temple trust. pic.twitter.com/Bl5ny6RrhH
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2023
In several photos published online, the father and son were seen worshipping Lord Shiva and praying with folded hands.
The priest at the temple was seen applying sandalwood paste on their foreheads and presenting a stole to the Ambanis.
In September 2022, Mukesh Ambani had visited Lord Venkateswara temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala and made an offering of Rs 1.5 crore.
His son Anant's fiancée Radhika Merchant and Reliance Retail Ltd Director Manoj Modi accompanied him.
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