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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani visited an Indian hospice in Jerusalem this weekend.
Extending over an area of 7000 square meters and located near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the hospice was installed on a site Saint Khwaja Fariduddin Ganjshakar, popularly known as Baba Farid, prayed and meditated in the year 1200.
For centuries, Rupani met Muhammad Munir Ansari, the current guardian of the hospice, who belongs to Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The Ansari family has been occupying the hospice since 1924. In 2011, Ansari was conferred on Pravasi Bhartiya Samman by President Pranab Mukherjee
In the Gold Book of the Hospice, Rupani wrote: very pleased that the Indian Hospice is so well cared for by the Ansari family, that I am grateful to them for having preserved the spirit of architecture, heritage and Indian culture here, Indians have always been very progressive and proactive all over the world. my homage to Baba Farid on this special day in Jerusalem which is a most holy city for billions of people around the world. "
The Chief Minister of Gujarat is currently leading a high-level delegation of the state government o a week-long visit from Israel to discuss areas of mutual cooperation between Gujarat and Israel
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