Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday provided prayers on the well-known Kedarnath temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.
Dressed within the conventional white costume of the hill folks, which bears the image of “swastika”, the prime minister carried out “puja” on the temple.
He can also be scheduled to go to Badrinath temple later within the day.
During his two-day go to to the state, Modi will examine numerous ongoing growth initiatives and lay the muse stone for some new initiatives.
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The Prime Minister was acquired by Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister Ajay Bhatt on his arrival at Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun.
After providing prayers on the Kedarnath temple, the Prime Minister will lay the muse stone of the 9.7-km-long Gaurikund-Kedarnath ropeway undertaking.
During his two and a half hour program in Kedarnath, Modi can also be scheduled to go to the Samadhi Sthal of Adi Guru Shankaracharya.
At Badrinath Dham, he’ll assessment the progress of growth initiatives on the riverfront.
In the afternoon, Modi will lay the muse stone for street and ropeway initiatives and deal with a gathering in Mana village. He will then assessment the progress of the Arrival Plaza and the realm’s lakes beautification undertaking.
Security has been tightened round two well-known hill shrines in view of the Prime Minister’s go to. Both the temples are embellished with quintal flowers.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
