Updated On: 12 January, 2024 02:04 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Maharashtra`s Nashik, where he offered prayers at Ramkund and performed pooja at Shree Kalaram Mandir (Pics/Maharashtra Chief Minister`s Office and PTI)

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During his roadshow, which started from Hotel Mirchi Chowk, PM Modi was accompanied by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and many BJP leaders
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Thousands of people thronged the roadshow route to welcome the PM

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Various artists and special groups like the ones with the famous `Nashik Dhol` and tribals held performances during the event
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The nearly 35-minute-long roadshow concluded at Sant Janardan Swami Maharaj Chowk after covering more than 2 kilometres

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After the roadshow, PM Modi reached Ramkund, located on the bank of Godavari river, where he was offered a traditional `pagdi` (turban) by the Nashik Purohit Sangh president Satish Shukla
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The PM performed `Jal Pujan` and `aarti` there. He also met Annasaheb More, chief of Akhil Bharatiya Swami Samarth Gurukul Peeth, Swami Samvidnanda Saraswati of Nashik-based Kailas Math and Tushar Bhosale of BJP`s spiritual cell

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Later, he offered prayers at the famous Kalaram temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, located in the Panchvati area. The temple is also known for a protest launched by B R Ambedkar on March 2 1930, to seek entry for Dalits into the shrine
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PM Modi is on a daylong visit to Maharashtra, where he will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik and later launch development projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore in the state

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The PM will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), named Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewee-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu constructed at a cost of over Rs 17,840 crore. He will also address a public meeting in Navi Mumbai after the inauguration
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