Padma Shri during the Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan

Published: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 10:44 [IST]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Kota Satchidananda Sastry, artist of Harikatha, before he was conferred Padma Shri during the Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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Usha Barle from Chhattisgarh before receiving Padma Shri at the Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Bhushan on Kapil Kapoor (Literature) during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with Usha Barle from Chhattisgarh before she was conferred Padma Shri during the Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Shri on Usha Barle from Chhattisgarh during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers applaud as social worker Hirabaiben Ibrahimbhai Lobi from Gujarat walks to receive Padma Shri during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Bhushan on industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers applaud as social worker Hirabaiben Ibrahimbhai Lobi from Gujarat walks back after receiving Padma Shri during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.