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.
