President Droupadi Murmu pays obeisance at Baba Baidyanath temple in Jharkhand's Deoghar

President Droupadi Murmu on May 24 paid obeisance at the Baba Baidyanath temple in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district. She performed special prayers at the temple, which is one of the 12 ‘jyotirlingas’.

President Droupadi Murmu on May 24 paid obeisance at the Baba Baidyanath temple in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district. She performed special prayers at the temple, which is one of the 12 'jyotirlingas'.

A team of priests assisted the President in performing the prayers amid tight security in the temple complex. Deogarh Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri said that in view of the President's visit to the temple, the entry of devotees was barred from 6 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. on May 24.

Baidyanath Temple officials said Ms. Murmu performed a special puja in the temple amid the chanting of Vedic mantras by the priests. Earlier, the President was received by Jharkhand Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan at the Deoghar airport. The President is on a three-day visit to the State.

During the visit, she will inaugurate the new complex of Jharkhand High Court, attend the second convocation of the IIIT in Ranchi and participate in a programme in Khunti. This is her second visit to the State after assuming the office of the President.

"The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu will visit Jharkhand from May 24 to 26, 2023. On May 24, 2023, the President will inaugurate the new building of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi. On May 25, 2023, the President will grace a Women Conference organised by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs at Khunti," a statement from the President's Secretariat said.

"She will also grace the second convocation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi at Namkum, Ranchi. On the same evening, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour by the Government of Jharkhand at Raj Bhavan, Ranchi," it added.

From Deoghar, Ms. Murmu will arrive in Ranchi in the afternoon. From the Ranchi airport, she will head to Birsa Chowk to garland the statue of Birsa Munda and then travel to Albert Ekka Chowk where she will pay tribute to Lance Naik Albert Ekka, and then go to the Raj Bhavan.