PM Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath, Badrinath temples, lays foundation of connectivity projects at Uttarakhand's Mana village

PM Modi in Uttarakhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the famous Kedarnath and Badrinath temples in Uttarakhand on Friday.
After performing a "puja" at the Kedarnath temple in Rudraprayag district, the prime minister arrived at the Badrinath temple in Chamoli in a helicopter.

During his two-day tour of the state, Modi will inspect various ongoing development projects and lay the foundation stones for some new ones.

The prime minister performed the "puja" at the temples wearing a white traditional attire of the hill people with a swastika embroidered on it.

#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi performs 'puja' at the Kedarnath Dham

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At Kedarnath, he also laid the foundation stone for the 9.7-km Gaurikund-Kedarnath ropeway project. Using the ropeway, devotees will be able to reach the temple from Gaurikund in 30 minutes.

The priests who performed the "puja" prayed for strength to the prime minister to take the country forward. Modi also visited the Samadhi Sthal of Adi Guru Shankaracharya at Kedarnath and spent some time there.

At Badrinath Dham, he reviewed the progress of the development projects along the riverfront. 

Later, PM laid the foundation stones for road and ropeway projects worth Rs 3,400 crore for the Kedarnath and Badrinath temples, and addressed a gathering at Mana village. He also reviewed the progress of the beautification project of the Arrival Plaza and the lakes in the area.

Uttarakhand | Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Adi Guru Shankaracharya Samadhi Sthal in Kedarnath pic.twitter.com/NnkRNLBUJk

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This is Modi's sixth visit to Kedarnath and second to Badrinath as the prime minister.