MThe hard work of hundreds of activists and volunteers went into the successful organization of the Belgaum Congress Session in 1924, which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi. The centenary celebrations of this event held at Belagavi (now called Belgaum) were inaugurated on 26 December. The program ends on December 27.
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Mahatma Gandhi arriving at the historic 39th Congress Plenary Session held at Belagavi in ​​1924.
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Mahatma Gandhi on his way to the stage of the 1924 Plenary Session of the Congress at Belagavi.
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Mahatma Gandhi being paraded in a procession.
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Mahatma Gandhi addressed the delegates after hoisting the flag.
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Mahatma Gandhi addressing the delegates after assuming office as President of the 1924 Plenary Session of the Congress.
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Mahatma Gandhi arrived in Belagavi on the evening of December 20, 1924, for a plenary meeting of the Congress. He left for Mumbai on 29 December.
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Under the leadership of Gangadhar Rao Deshpande, the organizers dug a big well to provide water to the delegates and named it ‘Pampa Sarovara’. This water source, which is now known as the Congress well, still gives sweet water till today.
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Mahatma Gandhi interacting with National Service Dal volunteers.
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Mahatma Gandhi delivering the Presidential Address to the Plenary Assembly.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at a photo exhibition of the historic 39th Congress Plenary Session in Belagavi in ​​1924.
published – December 26, 2024 at 12:39 pm IST