Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth along with his wife Kobita Jugnauth offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath (KV) temple on Thursday evening.
According to a press communique from district administration, the PM and his wife performed Shodashopachara Puja at the temple amid the chanting of Vedic mantras. Later, they also visited and praised the Kashi Vishwanath corridor.
Divisional commissioner, Varanasi, Deepak Agrawal gave a detailed information about the KV corridor (also called KV Dham) the Mauritius PM. Earlier on Thursday morning, Jugnauth immersed the ashes of father the late Anerood Jugnauth into the Ganga.
Today, he will meet Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel and chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Thereafter, he will leave for New Delhi. The Mauritius PM along with a 17-member delegation reached on a three-day visit to Varanasi on Wednesday.
On Wednesday itself, the Mauritius PM’s mother Sarojini Jugnauth offered prayers to Maa Vindyavasini at Maa Vindhyavasini temple in Mirzapur’s Vindhyachal.
