President Droupadi Murmu Unveils Rs 200 Commemorative Coin Honouring Sindhi Saint Mata Hasi Devi Ji in Raipur

Key facts

• President Droupadi Murmu released a Rs 200 commemorative coin honouring Sindhi spiritual leader Mata Sahib Hasi Devi Ji at Lok Bhavan in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on October 22, 2026.
• The coin was issued by the Union Finance Ministry to mark the 200th birth anniversary of Mata Hasi Devi Ji, the fifth spiritual head of Shadani Darbar, a Sindhi religious institution based in Raipur.
• Governor Ramen Deka and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai were present at the coin release event, and Shadani Darbar head Sant Dr Yudhishthir Lal delivered the welcome address.
• The coin features an image of Mata Hasi Devi Ji on one side and the Lion Capital of Ashoka with the Rs 200 denomination on the other; devotees and collectors can book it through units of Shadani Darbar.
• President Murmu arrived in Raipur on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh, attending the 'Seva Samman Parv' and 'Yuva Prabodhan' programmes at the Indoor Stadium in Raipur on the occasion of the Nuakhai festival, and will attend the Muriya Darbar, a traditional tribal assembly or 'Aadim Jan Sansad', as part of the Bastar Dussehra festival in Jagdalpur.