Mathura, 21

March (HS): On Saturday, at the fag end of her Uttar Pradesh tour, President

Droupadi Murmu worshiped at the Danghati Temple in Govardhan, according to

officials.The

president took part in the Giriraj Ji Maharaj aarti and performed the Govardhan

Parikrama. According to Deep Chandra Kaushik, the president conducted

a'mahabhishek' using 11 kg of milk, curd, honey, ghee, and powdered sugar while

chanting Giriraj Dharan ki Jai and other hymns. Murmu was given a

silver idol of Giriraj Ji Maharaj, as well as a ceremonial stole and prasad, he

said. According to spiritual beliefs, the Braj area, going back to Krishna's

time (Dwapar Yug), has three everlasting elements: Giriraj Ji, Braj Bhoomi, and

the Yamuna River.

The

president then finished the circumambulation of the Govardhan hills, smiling

and waving to devotees as she went, temple sewayat Pawan Kaushik said. She

walked roughly 200 metres before taking a golf cart to complete the remainder

of the parikrama. Murmu was escorted by the Uttar Pradesh Governor and a

Cabinet Minister. The president also stopped at the Mukut Mukharbind Temple

near Mansi Ganga. During her brief trip, she donated flowers, coconut, and

conducted the Mansi Ganga aarti, according to temple sewayat Vinod Kumar

Sharma. While she was there, saints performed bhajans on clarinet, dhol, and

nagaras. The president planted a banyan tree at Govardhan and engaged with

youngsters who came to participate in cultural activities. Murmu went for Delhi

following the programme.

According

to an official announcement, Governor Anandiben Patel watched her depart at the

helipad. Murmu's three-day tour to the state began March 19 in Ayodhya. She had

already visited the Ram Janmabhoomi.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi