As Charles Becomes King, Odisha Village He Visited In 1980 Celebrates
NDTV
Haripur village came alive with yajnas and chants as a large number of people assembled at Gopinath temple on Saturday to offer prayers.
Residents of a quaint village in Odisha's Puri district, where King Charles III had visited some four decades ago, have organised a prayer session for Britain's new monarch at a local temple, wishing for his good health and long life.
Haripur village, located around 60 km from Odisha's state capital, came alive with yajnas and chants as a large number of people assembled at Gopinath temple on Saturday to offer prayers.
The new king, then a prince, was just 32 when he had visited Haripur to get a feel of village life, said a district official.
He was treated as a state guest with then chief minister J B Patnaik ensuring that he is well looked after, the official said.
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