President pays obeisance at Kedarnath shrine

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, September 24

President Ramnath Kovind today paid obeisance at the Kedarnath and Badrinath shrine and offered worship on the second day of his two-day visit to Uttarakhand. 

President, along with his family members, flew in an Army MI 17 helicopter for Kedarnath from Dehradun. The helicopter landed at the  Kedarnath helipad at 7.56 am following which President and his family were taken in an all-terrain vehicle up to the temple premises. 

Accompanied by Governor KK Paul and Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat, the President along with his family spent nearly 20 minutes inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and performed the Rudrabhishek worship. Kedarnath temple priests handed over the traditional ‘Rot and Arsey’ prasada to the President. 

From Kedarnath, President flew to Gauchar helipad and from Gauchar helipad subsequently took off for Badrinath temple, where he reached at 11.15 am. At Badrinath Dham, Kovind performed the special puja. He also interacted with temple priests following which he left for Dehradun

The President had come on a two-day visit to Uttarakhand.  Yesterday he visited the holy city of Haridwar, where he performed Ganga 'pujan'. This was followed by a visit to Divya Prem Sewa Mission at Chandighat.