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Prayed to free human race from Covid: PM Modi visits iconic Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Bangladesh

PM Modi, who was covering his face with a mask, was welcomed in a traditional way upon his arrival at the temple
  • Speaking outside the temple, he said that he prayed to Goddess Kali to free the human race from Covid
  • PM Modi offered prayers at Jeshoreshwari Kali temple and sat on the floor while the priest was reciting the religious texts. (ANI)Premium
    PM Modi offered prayers at Jeshoreshwari Kali temple and sat on the floor while the priest was reciting the religious texts. (ANI)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Ishwaripur village in southwestern Bangladesh wherein he prayed for the human race to get rid of the novel coronavirus as early as possible.

    PM Modi, who was covering his face with a mask, was welcomed in a traditional way upon his arrival at the temple.

    Inside the temple, the Prime Minister offered prayers and sat on the floor while the priest was reciting the religious texts.

    "Feeling blessed after praying at the Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple," Modi tweeted after offering prayers at the temple in southwestern Shatkhira district, bordering India.

    Speaking outside the temple, PM Modi said that he prayed to Goddess Kali to free the human race from Covid-19.

    "Today, I got the opportunity to visit this Shaktipeeth to pay obeisance to Maa Kali. I prayed to her to free the human race from COVID-19," PM Modi told news agency ANI.

    Noting that a large number of devotees from across the border and Bangladesh visit during ‘Maa Kali mela’ at the temple, Modi said a community hall is needed which should be multi-purpose so that when people come here during Kali puja, it is useful to them too.

    Modi said India will build a multipurpose community hall at the temple.

    "It should be useful for social, religious and educational events for local people. Most importantly, it should act as a shelter for all at the time of disasters like cyclones. India will do construction work. I express my gratitude to the Bangladesh government that they have wished us well for this," Modi said.

    "PM @narendramodi places hand made Mukut on Ma Kali. Mukut made of silver with gold plating. Hand made over three weeks by a traditional artisan," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

    According to Hindu mythology, the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths, scattered across India and neighbouring countries. Records suggest a Hindu king set up the temple in the 16th century.

    Ahead of his visit to Bangladesh, Modi said on Thursday that he looks forward to offering prayers to Goddess Kali at the Jashoreshwari Kali temple located in Ishwaripur village in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira, which borders West Bengal.

    The Hindu community and temple authorities with the government support redecorated the temple ahead of Modi’s visit.

    Last time when Prime Minister Modi visited Bangladesh in 2015, he offered puja at Dhakeshwari temple in the national capital.

    Bangladesh has taken extra security measures for the Indian premier's visit in the wake of protests by few leftist and Islamist groups.

    Modi, who is visiting Bangladesh on his first trip to a foreign country since the outbreak of the coronavirus, on Friday attended the celebrations of the golden jubilee of the country's independence, the birth centenary of ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka.

    In 2016, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) said their latest vital sample statistics report found the country’s total population to be 15.89 crore by the end of 2015 with the number of Hindus at 1.70 crore in the Muslim-majority nation.

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    Published: 27 Mar 2021, 11:54 AM IST
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