Archive · 16 Sep 2026
PM Mementos Auction Features Silver Ram Statue, Gold-Plated Art
The government is holding an online auction of gifts given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nearly 1,500 special objects will be available for people to bid on.
They include artwork, handmade items, religious objects, and sports equipment.
Some objects are made of silver or covered with gold.
One silver Lord Ram statue has a starting price of Rs 13.50 lakh.
People can see the objects at an exhibition before bidding online.
The National Gallery of Modern Art is helping organize the event.
Money from the auction will be used to help clean and protect the Ganga River.
The eighth PM Mementos e-Auction will offer 1,498 items presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The collection includes art, traditional crafts, cultural and spiritual objects, and sporting memorabilia.
Fifty featured “Hero Objects” include a silver Lord Ram memento priced at Rs 13.50 lakh.
Bidding will take place through the official PM Mementos portal after an exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
Auction proceeds will support the Namami Gange Programme’s Ganga conservation and rejuvenation efforts.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Culture Ministry and the National Gallery of Modern Art are associated with the auction.
- What
- The eighth PM Mementos e-Auction will offer 1,498 mementos, including 50 featured “Hero Objects,” for online bidding.
- When
- The auction is scheduled to begin tomorrow, according to the article.
- Where
- Bidding will take place through the official PM Mementos portal, with an exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
- Why
- The proceeds will be transferred to the Namami Gange Programme for Ganga rejuvenation and conservation.
- Total mementos
- 1,498
- Featured objects
- 50 “Hero Objects”
- Highest listed starting price
- Rs 13.50 lakh for a silver Lord Ram memento from Karnataka
- Auction platform
- Official PM Mementos portal
- Exhibition venue
- National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
- Use of proceeds
- Namami Gange Programme
- Previous record bid
- Rs 1.5 crore for Neeraj Chopra’s javelin in the 2021 edition