The Ministries of Public Works Department, headed by Jitin Prasada, a Brahmin face himself, and Culture and Tourism have undertaken the project to develop Jalalabad, believed to be the birthplace of Parshuram.
With the countdown to the 2024 elections starting, another mythological figure is set to find pride of place in the Uttar Pradesh political pantheon. The BJP government has laid the ground for celebrating Parshuram, a Brahmin god considered the slayer of Kshatriyas – starting with the development of Jalalabad as his birthplace and expanding it to a tourist circuit covering at least five religious sites.
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