{"id":153,"date":"2024-06-05T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T10:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nammasmaraka.in\/en\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:35:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:05:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nammasmaraka.in\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0e0e0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;32px||33px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">About Namma Smaraka<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;waves&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.01)&#8221; background_pattern_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_pattern_width=&#8221;29px&#8221; background_pattern_height=&#8221;6px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;29px||56px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/nammasmaraka.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Logo.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Logo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;73%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Why Namma Smaraka?<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Namma Smaraka is an initiative by the Department of Archeology, Museums, and Heritage in Karnataka under the &#8216;Adopt a Monument&#8217; scheme. 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