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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: PM Narendra Modi visits Kalaram Temple in Nashik

IN PHOTOS: PM Narendra Modi visits Kalaram Temple in Nashik

Updated On: 12 January, 2024 02:35 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Nashik`s renowned Kalaram temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, offering prayers and participating in devotional activities. Pics/ BJP Screengrab

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Nashik`s renowned Kalaram temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, offering prayers and participating in devotional activities. Pics/ BJP Screengrab

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Nashik`s renowned Kalaram temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, offering prayers and participating in devotional activities. Pics/ BJP Screengrab
<p>PM Modi actively engaged in `bhajan` and `kirtan,` and leaned into the spirituality at the Kalaram temple.</p>

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PM Modi actively engaged in `bhajan` and `kirtan,` and leaned into the spirituality at the Kalaram temple.

<p>Modi played `taal` (cymbals) along with other devotees connecting with the cultural and devotional practices at the shrine.</p>

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Modi played `taal` (cymbals) along with other devotees connecting with the cultural and devotional practices at the shrine.

<p>Before reaching the temple, PM Modi held a roadshow in Nashik with CM Eknath Shinde, Deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar accompanying him.</p>

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Before reaching the temple, PM Modi held a roadshow in Nashik with CM Eknath Shinde, Deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar accompanying him.

<p>The visit to the Kalaram temple comes just 10 days before the consecration of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.</p>

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The visit to the Kalaram temple comes just 10 days before the consecration of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

<p>At the temple, Modi performed `pujan` and `aarti` of Lord Ganesh and Lord Ram, actively participating in the traditional rituals conducted by Chief Priest Mahant Sudhirdas Pujari.</p>

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At the temple, Modi performed `pujan` and `aarti` of Lord Ganesh and Lord Ram, actively participating in the traditional rituals conducted by Chief Priest Mahant Sudhirdas Pujari.

<p>The PM, immersed in the religious atmosphere, took part in `pradakshina` (circumambulation) of the temple.</p>

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The PM, immersed in the religious atmosphere, took part in `pradakshina` (circumambulation) of the temple.

<p>PM Modi listened to an epic narrative of the Ramayana, specifically the `Yudh Kanda` segment, presented in Marathi, with the PM listening to the Hindi version through AI translation.</p>

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PM Modi listened to an epic narrative of the Ramayana, specifically the `Yudh Kanda` segment, presented in Marathi, with the PM listening to the Hindi version through AI translation.

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