PM in Uttarakhand: Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath, Badrinath temples
Published on Oct 21, 2022 01:19 PM IST
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Kedarnath temple in Rudraprayag district and the Badrinath temple in Chamoli.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day tour of Uttarakhand, on Friday visited Kedarnath and Badrinath, the two most important Hindu shrines in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.(PIB)
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PM Modi was received at the Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmeet Singh.(ANI)
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Security has been tightened around the two famous hill temples in view of the prime minister's visit. (ANI)
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PM Modi wore the white traditional attire of the hill people with a swastika embroidered on it.(ANI/ PIB)
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PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for the 9.7-km Gaurikund-Kedarnath ropeway project. Using the ropeway, devotees will be able to reach the temple from Gaurikund in 30 minutes.(ANI/ PIB)
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PM Modi also visited the Samadhi Sthal of Adi Guru Shankaracharya at Kedarnath and spent some time there.(ANI/ PIB)
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PM Modi will review the progress of the development projects along the riverfront.(ANI/ PIB)
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Modi will lay the foundation stones for road and ropeway projects worth ₹3,400 crore for the Kedarnath and Badrinath temples later in the afternoon as well as address a gathering at Mana village. (PTI)
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