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PM Narendra Modi performs puja at Kedarnath after meditating for 17 hrs

Narendra Modi, prime Minister, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Dehradun, Temple town, Uttarakhand, Regional newsPhoto of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditates at a cave called 'Dhyan Kutia' in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath.

Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday performed puja at the Kedanath shrine after meditating for 17 hours at a holy cave near the temple.

 

Narendra Modi, prime Minister, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Dehradun, Temple town, Uttarakhand, Regional news

 

He reached the shrine situated at a height of 11,755 feet near the Mandakini river on Saturday and paid obeisance. He also took stock of development work in the temple town.

Later in the day, he is expected to be in Badrinath, another temple in Uttarakhand’s ‘char dham’ religious circuit.

 

Narendra Modi after meditating for 17 hrs performs puja at Kedarnath:

 

This is Modi’s fourth visit to the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the last two years.

 

Narendra Modi, prime Minister, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Dehradun, Temple town, Uttarakhand, Regional news

 

The portals of Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines reopened for devotees earlier this month after the winter break.

The prime minister arrived at the Jolly Grant airport Saturday morning and then went directly to Kedarnath, officials said.