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Seven Haryana mementos are listed in the Prime Minister’s online auction.

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Five are sports items from Paralympic gold medalists: an arrow, a cap and shirt, and a badminton racket.

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Two items showcase cultural heritage: a metal statue of Goddess Sheetala and a Gita Updesh Sthali souvenir.

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Public can bid online, supporting both sport history and river cleaning.

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Proceeds will fund the Namami Gange Project to protect the Ganges River.

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Summary

Five of the items are sports memorabilia presented by Paralympic gold medalists, including an arrow from archer Harwinder Singh, a cap and signed shirt from javelin thrower Navdeep Singh, and a badminton racket from Nitesh Kumar.

The remaining two pieces highlight Haryana’s religious and cultural heritage: a finely crafted metal statue of Goddess Sheetala Devi and a souvenir commemorating the Gita Updesh Sthali at Kurukshetra.

The auction is open to the public, allowing bidders to support both the athletes’ legacy and environmental conservation.

All funds raised will be directed to the Namami Gange Project, which aims to clean and protect the Ganges River.

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New Words to Learn

13 words
Paralympic
a sports competition for athletes with disabilities
medal
a prize given for winning a competition
archery
the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
javelin
a long spear thrown in a sport
Yonex
a brand that makes badminton equipment
goddess
a female god in stories and worship
metal
a hard material like iron or bronze
souvenir
a small item kept to remember something
Bhagavad Gita
an important Indian spiritual book
Namami Gange
a program to clean the Ganges River
legacy
something important left behind from the past
initiative
a plan or project to achieve a goal
commemorating
remembering something special
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