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How to visit Sanchi Stupa in around Rs. 200/-?

Exploring History: Monuments on Indian currency notes - SANCHI STUPA.

Madhya Pradesh is the heart of Incredible India!

The quest to visit sanchi Stupa in around Rs. 200/- note (INR) is because the reverse of the note has motif of 'Sanchi Stupa', depicting the country's cultural heritage.

Hope the photo does justice to the motif on the note.

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Nearest railway station: Bhopal Junction in Madhya Pradesh.

Take a rickshaw from Bhopal railway station to Nadra bus depot. (INR 10/- per head).

Take a bus from Nadra bus depot to Sanchi (INR 70/- per head) & around an hour's ride.

You will see the stupa popping out from the top of a hillock on your right.

Get down at the four crossroad junction.

For breakfast, head in the lane opposite to the stupa. (INR 40/- per head for poha, kachori, wada and tea).

Then take a rickshaw from the base of the stupa to reach the top of the hillock or entrance of the stupa. The rick will charge INR 20/- per head.

Ask for rickshawalla's mobile number, so you can call him again to drop you down (INR 20/- per head).

Book the entry ticket online (INR 40/- per head). Locker facility is available as carrying bags, plastic bottles, eatables inside the monument is not allowed.

Return same way by bus (INR 70/- per head) to Nadra depot & by rick (INR 10/- per head) to Bhopal railway station.

TOTAL = INR 280/- per head from Bhopal - Sanchi - Bhopal.

Blessed.

Your prespective will change when you see the full frame.

Interested to see more places found on currency notes of India? Here check the Rani ki Vav on INR 100/- bank note. Read this blog post below to find out how to visit Rani ki Vav in Gujarat.

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bills-bible-basics · 2 days ago

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yatescountyhistorycenter · 1 month ago

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When two became one - for a time

By Jonathan Monfiletto

Does anyone remember attending the United Church of Dundee? If so, then you have a short memory. A sharp memory, but a short memory.

That is because the Dundee United Church – created from a merger between the Dundee Baptist Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Dundee – appears to have been in existence for a little less than two years, from the time the churches approved the merger until the congregations dissolved their union. According to the subject files of the Yates County History Center – and my interpretation of the timeline as laid out in newspaper articles – the leaders of each church agreed to merge in October 1974, the members of each church voted in favor of the merger in March 1975, and then the merger collapsed in September 1976.

According to an article in The Chronicle-Express of October 17, 1974, the churches “in separate sessions” agreed to merge their congregations after two years of study. The two denominations were to consolidate to become the United Church. I’m interpreting this moment to have occurred among the separate leadership boards of each church. “Rules of union and bylaws were adopted,” the article states. “One church council will govern both of the former denominations.”

It is immediately unclear what took place over the two years of study; however, a couple of unidentified but dated newspaper articles – one from February 15, 1973, the other from April 12, 1973 – shed some light on the process. In February 1973, the Rev. Stanley Skinner – associate executive director of planning and church development for New York State Council of Churches – met with the pastors of each church – the Rev. Benjamin Disbrow of the Baptist Church, the Rev. William Farnham of the Presbyterian Church – and respective church representatives. At the meeting the group “explore(d) the possibility of a combination of the churches to more effectively serve the needs of the congregations and the community.”

The group completed several forms with basic information about church statistics, property descriptions, area populations, and other aspects. Skinner would analyze the information from the churches and then prepare his suggestions, which he would present at a meeting on March 18. Whether that discussion actually took place in March, an informational meeting was announced to took place on April 16. At that meeting, Skinner was to present a plan for the United Church and congregations of other churches were invited to attend. “While at present the Baptist and Presbyterian churches of Dundee are the only formal participants, it is hoped that others of the Christian faith throughout the Dundee Area will attend and participate in the discussion,” the announcement read.

Whatever transpired from April 1973 to October 1974, the merger “decision came of long-standing practical problems centering on attendance and church use,” The Chronicle-Express noted. While “several operational details are still to be worked out,” according to The Chronicle-Express, Disbrow, of the Baptist church, was selected to conduct the joint services, as the Presbyterian church “has had no minister for several years,” according to The Geneva Times on October 19, 1974.

That article in The Geneva Times stated the combined congregation of the two churches amounted to 300 people. More than two-thirds of each congregation (of the leadership boards from each church, more likely, or of the representatives from each church on the merger committee) approved the merger plan. Each member of the new church would retain the affiliation of their present denomination, while new members could join the United Church or either the Baptist or Presbyterian denomination. However, the merger committee did not approve a second proposition for the Presbyterian church to be used for services. The question of a building for the United Church would be considered by a new committee that would consist of three members from each church.

There were four possible solutions: building a complex to include all local churches, building a new church for the two merging denominations, using the Presbyterian church, or using the Baptist church. Along with a decision on a building, there were more details to be worked out and the state parent denominations had to approve the merger as well. Perhaps those details were worked out, and the approvals received, over the next five months.

On Palm Sunday in March 1975, 76 members of the combined congregations “voted the merger,” according to The Chronicle-Express on March 27, 1975. Whether that is voted on or voted for is unclear; nevertheless, 76 people seems a far cry from The Geneva Times’ assertion that the merged churches had a combined congregation of 300 people. Nevertheless, the United Church of Dundee created by the merger and its approval would be incorporated immediately. Disbrow was named minister of the United Church, and the Presbyterian Church building was selected as the site of general services. The Baptist Church building would be used for school, social, and community functions. The corporate entity of the United Church would sever legal responsibilities to the respective denominational authorities – the American Baptist Churches of New York State and the Presbytery of Geneva, United Presbyterian Church – though church members would maintain their denominational affiliations as they chose.

“The merger follows a national trend to waning memberships and dwindling finances,” The Chronicle-Express stated, noting the combined membership of the two churches amounted to 200 people while at one point the congregations numbered 300 for the Baptists and 250 for the Presbyterians. The first annual meeting of the United Church was to take place on April 6, when the first slate of officers would be elected.

On Sunday, June 8, 1975, a large crowd gathered at the United Church of Dundee (was it at the Presbyterian church, used for services, or the Baptist church, used for celebrations?) “for a celebration of togetherness, spiritually uniting” the two merged churches, according to The Geneva Times of June 14, 1975. Along with the large crowd, the program aired on the WFLR radio station and attracted dignitaries from the two parent denominations as well as local ministers and church laity. Disbrow offered holy communion to those gathered, and the United Church choir performed during the service. Several pastors offered remarks and congratulations to the combined congregations.

Farnham, the former pastor of the Presbyterian Church who had participated in the original merger process, pointed out the new door installed in the Presbyterian Church since his departure. He noted it is “easier to open” and that it could be a symbol of “increased friendliness” of the United Church.

However, a little more than a year later, on August 7, 1976, The Geneva Times reported the merger had fallen apart and the two churches would go their separate ways. According to Disbrow, the merger collapsed the previous Sunday when the congregations could not agree on which building to use for services and which building to close up. Predictably, the Presbyterian members voted to use their building, while Baptist members voted to use their building. The vote needed a two-thirds majority in favor of one building to be approved. As a result, the failure to reach an agreement on the building meant the merger would automatically terminate in September.

Disbrow emphasized the building issue was the only point of disagreement among the combined congregation; there were no disputes over leadership, beliefs, or anything else. Thirty to 40 members had refused to make a pledge to the United Church until the building issue was resolved. Nevertheless, the churches would part; at that point, the Baptist members numbered between 150 and 175 while the Presbyterian church had approximately 80 members.

Toward the end of the year, The Geneva Times wondered how the two churches were faring since their separation, especially since low attendance and high building costs were cited as two of the reasons for the merger. Both churches reported “a renaissance, a reawakening this fall,” since the merger collapsed, according to the newspaper. While the Baptist Church had an average attendance at worship services of 54 each Sunday before the merger, the church was now seeing an average of 81 people each week. Similarly, the Presbyterian Church had a pre-merger average attendance of 34 and now saw an average of 62 people each week. Attendance for the United Church had seen a high of 77 people and a low of 51 worshipers.

Both churches pointed to younger adult member becoming regular churchgoers with their families as well as new area residents joining the churches. Both churches also offered Christian education classes from babies to high schoolers as well as adults. Each church held a monthly family dinner to encourage family participation in their congregations. Each church also had its own choir, active and flourishing, along with a junior choir. While Disbrow continued to lead the Baptist Church, the Rev. Robert Rochelle was appointed temporary supply pastor for the Presbyterian Church.

The Dundee Baptist Church remains open and active to this day, nearly 50 years after the merger attempt. However, the First Presbyterian Church of Dundee closed and dissolved in 2017.

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uselesslyhopefulphilosopher · 1 year ago

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So many younger / more liberal Christian forget that they need to let go of the idea that we're responsible for everyone's salvation (or at least the christian understanding of "salvation"). I remember the youth group leaders drilling it in to us to bring in friends or peers, specifically non-christian friends. It does not seem like people understand that some people just don't want Jesus and that's OK, like... you don't get to force people to believe things.

Op, I am so sorry you had to face a situation like that, maybe even multiple. You are not obligated to believe anything any one christian says (please don't believe southern baptists *especially* southern baptists). Your last line is well put, and something that might wake a few people up to how it looks from the outside, thank you.

Fellow Christ followers. Can we please chill out. God gave us free will for a reason. Are YOU going to be the reason someone walks away from the church?? Have you watched the things you say in front of your different-faith friends? Are we still not God's ambassadors tasked with spreading peace, fellowship, and community? If you read any line please read this one: You make Satan's goal of destroying the church so much easier when you shame and shoo people away from it AND when you pressure and force people into it!

It's better for you to be a silent Christian than a wrong one. Stay salty, and shine the light, but do it respectfully.

Drives me crazy how any time someone criticizes the church or talks about how it abused them, “progressive” christians start telling you the REAL Jesus was a kind and loving woke socialist who would have loved gay people and hated billionaires like shut up shut up SHUT UP!!!!! I didn’t ask!! I don’t care!! Stop fucking evangelizing!!!

All power to you if you can decouple christian teachings from their legacy of abuse and use them to better yourself. But the fact you feel the need to proselytize to *me* - a secular ex-catholic faggot - and insist, without me asking, that “Jesus loves you,” makes me think that no, actually, nothing about how you’re navigating this is different at all from the conservatives. You aren’t mad at mainstream christians for trying to create a theocracy, you’re mad that their sales pitch alienates potential converts.

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