President Murmu performs 'pinda daan' in Puri, visits Jagannath temple

PURI: (Feb 4) President Droupadi Murmu performed the 'pinda daan' ritual at the revered 'Sweta Ganga' tank in Puri on Wednesday morning and then visited the Jagannath temple.

Murmu reached 'Sweta Ganga' at 7 am on the third day of her visit to the state after spending the night at the Lok Bhavan in Puri, and performed the ritual for the salvation of the souls of ancestors.

After the rituals, the president reached the 'Singhadwar' of the 12th-century shrine at 7.40 am. She was received by Puri's titular king, Gajapati Magaraja Dibyasingha Deb.