PM Modi Offers Prayers At UNESCO Heritage Chola-Era Lord Shiva Temple In Tamil Nadu (Video)

Gangaikonda Cholapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi worshipped at the Chola-era Lord Brihadeeswara temple here on Sunday.

Amid chants of Vedic and Saivite Thirumurai, PM Modi prayed at the temple and brought a 'kalasam' (metal pot) with traditional decorations which is believed to contain water from River Ganga regarded as sacred.

On his arrival, the PM was received by temple priests with traditional temple honours, the "poorana kumbham".

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought blessings at the Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple while participating in the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival, held to celebrate the birth anniversary of the legendary Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I pic.twitter.com/ZKWSzBb3t4

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#WATCH | PM @narendramodi offers prayers and performs pooja at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple in Tamil Nadu.

This temple stands as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is served as a beacon of Shaiva devotion. pic.twitter.com/GjfexXv4p3

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#WATCH | Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu: PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple

PM Modi is participating in the celebration of the birth anniversary of the great Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I with the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival at Gangaikonda Cholapuram… pic.twitter.com/DlQckIM7sR

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Clad in veshti (dhoti), white shirt and angavasthram worn around the neck, the prime minsiter circumambulated the inner corridor of the temple, a part of the great living Chola temples, a UNESCO heritage site. He also offered prayers by conducting a "deeparathanai." The PM also visited an exhibition organised by the Archaeological Survey of India on Chola Shaivism and architecture.

Modi is in Tamil Nadu for a two-day visit.

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