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Detailed explanation-1: -Note: Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din is observed on 14 October to commemorate the day when B. R. Ambedkar, embraced Buddhism with approximately 600, 000 of his followers on Ashoka Vijaya Dashami on 14 October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddha, after gaining enlightenment, remained under the Bodhi tree for another seven weeks, after which he travelled to Sarnath and delivered his first sermon at the Deer Park. This event is recorded in history as the ‘Dharma Chakra Pravartana’, or ‘Turning of the Wheel of Law.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Wheel of the Law (dharmachakra) is the single most important symbol of Buddhism, denoting the Buddha’s First Sermon in the forest at Sarnath, where he set Buddhist Law (dharma) in motion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dhammachakra Pravartan Din or Dhammachakra Pravartan Diwas (translation: Dhamma Wheel’s Promulgation Day) is a Buddhist festival in India. This is the day to celebrate the Buddhist conversion of B. R. Ambedkar and his approximately 600, 000 followers on 14 October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.