Overview
- The 7th edition is live on pmmementos.gov.in from September 17 to October 2 with more than 1,300 items available for bidding.
- All sales benefit the Namami Gange project, with previous editions raising over ₹50 crore since the programme began in 2019.
- Top-listed lots include a model of Ayodhya’s Ram temple (base ₹5.5 lakh) and pairs of spike shoes gifted by Paralympic medallists Ajeet Singh, Simran Sharma and Nishad Kumar (₹7.7 lakh each).
- The catalogue spans cultural artefacts such as a Pashmina shawl from Jammu & Kashmir, a Tanjore painting of Ram Durbar, a metallic Nataraja statue, Rogan art from Gujarat and a handwoven Naga shawl, alongside a high-valued Goddess Bhavani statue.
- Items are on public display at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, and this edition coincides with Sewa Pakhwada marking the Prime Minister’s 75th birthday.