The Prime Minister was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the memorial and temple of Sant Ravidas at Badtuma near Sagar in Madhya Pradesh.
Sant Shiromani Gurudev Shri Ravidas ji Memorial will have grandeur as well as divinity which will flow from the teaching of Sant Ravidas ji.
The temple will be built in Nagar style in 10,000 square feet and a museum will also be built to display the work and personality of Sant Ravidas. Four galleries, a library, Sangat Hall, Jal Kund and a Bhakt Niwas will also be there.The temple will have two grand entrances and lighting arrangements.
During the Mughal era, it was Sant Ravidas ji who was creating awareness and preaching ways to ward off evils of the society.