November 23, 2024 08:53 (IST)
Follow us:
Dehradun, May 3 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the Kedarnath temple to be the first person to offer prayers after the doors of the shrine were thrown open for devotees after a six-month winter break, reports said.
The PM was accompanied by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Governor KK Paul.
He arrived in an army chopper at the helipad built close to the temple.
Modi offered prayers and performed a 'rudrabhishek' in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
He spent abut 20 minutes in the shrine.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Assembly polls: NDA takes early leads in Jharkhand, Maharashtra Sat, Nov 23 2024
All eyes are on Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly election results as counting begins shortly Sat, Nov 23 2024
UK-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations to resume in early 2024 Sat, Nov 23 2024
In a rare move, Delhi Lt Guv VK Saxena praises CM Atishi; calls her 'thousand times better' Fri, Nov 22 2024
Centre to send over 10,000 additional soldiers to violence-hit Manipur amid fresh violence Fri, Nov 22 2024
Maharashtra cash-for-vote controversy: Vinod Tawde sends defamation notice to Rahul Gandhi, Kharge Fri, Nov 22 2024
Fishing fishing vessel collides with Indian Naval submarine off Goa coast, 2 fishermen missing Fri, Nov 22 2024