President Murmu Walks 1 km To Reach Odisha Temple, Prays For Country
NDTV
The President, who began her two-day visit to the state on Thursday, also garlanded statues of various Odia icons and recalled their contribution towards the making of Odisha.
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday walked about one kilometre on the Grand Road in Odisha's Puri town to reach the 12th century Lord Jagannath Temple and offered prayers for the wellbeing of the nation. आज सुबह मैं जगन्नाथपुरी गई और श्रीमंदिर में चतुर्धामूर्ति के दर्शन किए। मैंने भगवान जगन्नाथ से ओडिशा के लोगों के कल्याण के लिए, सभी देशवासियों के लिए और समस्त विश्व के लोगों के कल्याण के लिए प्रार्थना की। pic.twitter.com/rDhbes3ehM
Later, at a civic reception hosted by the state government, President Murmu said she wished that the campaign to make India more prosperous begin from Odisha, her home state.
The President, who began her two-day visit to the state on Thursday, also garlanded statues of various Odia icons and recalled their contribution towards the making of Odisha.
At Puri, the Jagannath temple was closed to the common people from 10.30 am to 1 pm in view of President Murmu's visit but hundreds of devotees who had lined up on both sides of the road greeted her as she walked past them.
