Mathura : Prez Murmu Vrindavan visit will take place on Thursday. President Droupadi Murmu will travel to Mathura and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh to offer prayers at prominent temples.
She will reach Vrindavan by a special train from Delhi. Moreover, her schedule includes visits to Shri Thakur Banke Bihari Temple, Nidhivan, and Shri Nabha Krishna Sudama Kuti on the Parikrama Marg.
The visit is significant because it coincides with the centenary celebrations of the Shri Nabha Krishna Sudama Kuti Ashram.
The Mahant of the Ashram invited the President for the occasion. In addition, the ashram committee is preparing to establish a Ram Darbar. During the tour, she will also interact with saints and sages for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, the district administration and the Municipal Corporation have prepared extensively for her arrival.
Priests will conduct special prayers and light silver lamps at the Banke Bihari Temple before the President’s convoy heads toward Nidhivan.
Furthermore, senior officials are monitoring security arrangements at the temples to ensure a smooth visit.
Uttar Pradesh Director-General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Krishna and Additional Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar reached Mathura and Vrindavan on Tuesday to review the plans.
The security team inspected every aspect at the Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple and other sites on the President’s route. Therefore, the authorities have imposed strict measures, and traffic diversions will remain active from 7 a.m. on September 25 until the President departs.
Earlier, on September 20, President Murmu visited Gaya. There, she performed the sacred ‘pind daan’ and ‘shraaddh’ rituals for her ancestors at the Vishnupad Temple and Phalgu Akshayavat during the Pitru Paksha Mela.
Significantly, this marked the first time in Indian history that a sitting President performed the ‘pind daan’, a ritual believed to grant salvation to departed souls.
Finally, the President, whose ancestral village is Upar Beda in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj region, carried out the rituals under the guidance of Rajesh Lal Katariar, who keeps ancestral records for Upar Beda families.
–IANS
