Prime Minister Narendra Modi worshipped on the Chola-era Lord Brihadeeswara temple right here on Sunday. Amid chants of Vedic and Saivite Thirumurai, PM Modi prayed on the temple and introduced a ‘kalasam’ (steel pot) with conventional decorations which is believed to include water from River Ganga considered sacred.
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On his arrival, the PM was obtained by temple clergymen with conventional temple honours, the “poorana kumbham”.
Clad in veshti (dhoti), white shirt and angavasthram worn across the neck, the prime minister circumambulated the interior hall of the temple, part of the good dwelling Chola temples, a UNESCO heritage web site. He additionally provided prayers by conducting a “deeparathanai.”
The PM additionally visited an exhibition organised by the Archaeological Survey of India on Chola Shaivism and structure.
Modi is in Tamil Nadu for a two-day go to.
