PM Modi proved that he is a devout Shiv Bhakt. Visits Kedarnath for the fouth time.

A known devotee of Lord Shiva who’d been to Lord Kedarnath Shrine number of times, having taken a personal interest in the reconstruction and revitalization of Kedarnath Shrine in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, prime minister Narendra Modi reached the famous Kedarnath Dham for paying obeisance to Lord Shiva.

His chopper reached there at 9.30 AM. Prime minister Narendra Modi will stay tonight at Kedarnath in a Gufa where he had meditated during his 2 months sojourn at Kedar Ghati years ago.

Prime minister Narendra Modi has worn the woolen overcoat/ Kurta with an orange Patta tied over his belly, with Himachali cap and is seen going towards the temple encircled with the SPG security. He was welcomed by some temple priests who presented him a booklet.

On May 19th prime minister Modi will visit Badrinath Dham. The entire Kedarnath Dham vicinity has been cleared of devotees for security reasons.

He entered the famous Kedarnath temple at 10.00 AM where he offered prayers n also performed the RUDRA ABHISHEKHA of Lord Kedar.

It’s obvious that he visited the Kedarnath shrine 5 days before the declaration of results to seek blessings for his party’s victory.

The priests chanted the spiritual hymms while prime minister Modi meditated in front of Lord Kedar’s Shivling inside the temple.

Sources reveal that prime minister’s office sought special permission from the Election Commission of India to visit Kedarnath as the code of conduct that started on 10th May is still in force.

It is learnt that since the prime minister visited the ancient shrine in his official capacity he was duly accorded the permission.

It may be recalled that in the aftermath of 2013, June’s dreaded ecological disaster, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat , Mr. Modi offered to take over the complete renovation n reconstruction charge of devastated Kedarnath temple but the then chief minister of Uttarakhand who was then in Congress, Vijay Bahuguna rejected his request to do so.

It may be recalled that projects worth 700 crores for the reconstruction of Kedarnath temple n its surroundings were inaugurated by him though the work of renovation was started since 2016 during the Congress’s rule in Uttarakhand given further impetus by the prime minister Modi. Prime minister Modi also deliberated with officials regarding the various renovation work in the Kedarnath vicinity n its surroundings.

Note: This story was published in newsviewsnetwork on 18th May but due to a technical fault got erased. Hence it’s being re posted.