Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited the Jagannath Puri temple on Saturday and said that he offered prayers for the prosperity of the 4.5 crore people of the state.
Thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the river Ganga and offered prayers on the occasion of Jyeshtha Purnima at sacred places in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Saturday morning.
Union Heavy Industries and Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy offered prayers to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swami at Tirumala Temple on Saturday morning. He sought blessings to succeed in his work as a minister in the Union Government.
As Narendra Modi is set to take oath as Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time on Sunday at 7:15 pm, his supporters offered prayers at a temple in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday offered prayers at the Hanumangarhi Temple in Ayodhya and said that the country is moving towards a golden India under the leadership of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.
A day before the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav offered prayers at Bhalka Tirth temple in Somnath on Monday. He wished that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would retain power and BJP would form the government again.
More than 19,000 pilgrims paid obeisance and offered prayers at the revered Shri Kedarnath Dham today, bringing the total number of pilgrims who had visited the shrine to over 6,00,000 on Sunday, according to the Uttarakhand government.