By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR: President Droupadi Murmu, sat down on ground to have Mahaprasad at Raj Bhawan in Puri along with Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb and Maharani, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Earlier, on her arrival at the Lion’s Gate, the president was welcomed by Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singh Deb of Puri, the priests and government officers. Shri Deb presented a Patachitra painting to her on behalf of the temple.
She wrote in Odia in the register book maintained by her family priest : “I feel fortunate for having darshan of Chaturdha Murti and gods and goddesses in the temple premises. I feel a rare bliss for having prayed to Lord Jagannath, who is the presiding deity of all Odias. Mahaprabhu is the ‘daru devata’ (god in tree wood) of tribals and God of the entire world. I pray before Him for the well being of the entire human kind. Let our country reach the peak of prosperity and development by the grace of Lord Jaganath. This is my wish.”
