Haryana CM opens three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav and Harappan Knowledge Centre
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav (26–28 December 2025) at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Hisar district on 26 December 2025.
Summary
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav, held from 26 to 28 December 2025, at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Hisar district on 26 December 2025. Saini also inaugurated a Harappan Knowledge Centre and said the Union Budget has allocated ₹500 crore for developing Rakhigarhi. The Rakhigarhi Mahotsav featured exhibitions, Haryanvi folk culture, quizzes and student activities on the Harappan civilisation.
Key facts
- Dates
- 26–28 December 2025
- Place
- Rakhigarhi (Harappan site), Hisar district, Haryana
- Inaugurated by
- CM Nayab Singh Saini
- Also opened
- Harappan Knowledge Centre
- Central funds
- ₹500 crore in the Union Budget for Rakhigarhi (per CM)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Harappan site of Rakhigarhi, where the Rakhigarhi Mahotsav was held from 26 to 28 December 2025, is in which district of Haryana?
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Correct answer: A — Hisar
Amar Ujala (Hisar edition): the three-day Rakhigarhi Mahotsav was held at Rakhigarhi in Hisar from 26 to 28 December; ThePrint gives the same dates.
At the Rakhigarhi Mahotsav 2025, the Haryana CM said how much the Union Budget had allocated for developing Rakhigarhi?
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Correct answer: B — ₹500 crore
ThePrint and The Indian Express: CM Nayab Singh Saini said the Union Budget has allocated ₹500 crore for Rakhigarhi. (₹22 crore is the cost of the museum already built there, per The Indian Express.)