<p>President Droupadi Murmu on Friday offered prayers at the famous Kamakhya Temple, one of 51 Shakti Peethas, atop Nilachal Hills in Guwahati on the last day of her two-day visit to Assam.</p>.<p>She was accompanied by Governor Jagdish Mukhi, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other dignitaries.</p>.<p>"The President and her daughter paid obeisance in the sanctum sanctorum and performed 'parikrama' of the temple.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/president-asks-iit-guwahati-to-find-solutions-for-natural-calamities-1153414.html" target="_blank">President asks IIT-Guwahati to find solutions for natural calamities</a></strong></p>.<p>"She offered puja and performed rituals. As the President has several programmes during the day, there was no time for interaction with her," a priest at the Shakti Peetha told reporters.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Murmu had offered prayer at the temple during her visit to the city while campaigning for the presidential election.</p>.<p>The President will take part in various programmes and launch several projects through virtual mode later in the day.</p>.<p>She will launch model 'Anganwadi' centres with modern facilities and the 'Mission Saubhagya', a scheme to achieve universal household electrification.</p>.<p>Murmu will inaugurate a rail-fed petroleum storage depot of Indian Oil Corporation at Moinarbond in Silchar.</p>.<p>She will lay the foundation stones for 100 model secondary schools in the tea garden areas of Assam.</p>.<p>Besides, two highway projects and a modern cargo-cum-coaching terminal at Aghtori in Guwahati will also be inaugurated by her.</p>.<p>The President will then flag off a train from Guwahati to Lumding, up to Shokhuvi (Nagaland) and Mandipathar (Meghalaya).</p>.<p>As part of her maiden visit to Assam as President, Murmur arrived here on Thursday. She inaugurated and laid foundation for various central and state governments’ projects through virtual mode at a programme in IIT-Guwahati.</p>.<p>She also attended a civic reception organised in her honour by the state government later in the evening. </p>
<p>President Droupadi Murmu on Friday offered prayers at the famous Kamakhya Temple, one of 51 Shakti Peethas, atop Nilachal Hills in Guwahati on the last day of her two-day visit to Assam.</p>.<p>She was accompanied by Governor Jagdish Mukhi, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other dignitaries.</p>.<p>"The President and her daughter paid obeisance in the sanctum sanctorum and performed 'parikrama' of the temple.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/president-asks-iit-guwahati-to-find-solutions-for-natural-calamities-1153414.html" target="_blank">President asks IIT-Guwahati to find solutions for natural calamities</a></strong></p>.<p>"She offered puja and performed rituals. As the President has several programmes during the day, there was no time for interaction with her," a priest at the Shakti Peetha told reporters.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Murmu had offered prayer at the temple during her visit to the city while campaigning for the presidential election.</p>.<p>The President will take part in various programmes and launch several projects through virtual mode later in the day.</p>.<p>She will launch model 'Anganwadi' centres with modern facilities and the 'Mission Saubhagya', a scheme to achieve universal household electrification.</p>.<p>Murmu will inaugurate a rail-fed petroleum storage depot of Indian Oil Corporation at Moinarbond in Silchar.</p>.<p>She will lay the foundation stones for 100 model secondary schools in the tea garden areas of Assam.</p>.<p>Besides, two highway projects and a modern cargo-cum-coaching terminal at Aghtori in Guwahati will also be inaugurated by her.</p>.<p>The President will then flag off a train from Guwahati to Lumding, up to Shokhuvi (Nagaland) and Mandipathar (Meghalaya).</p>.<p>As part of her maiden visit to Assam as President, Murmur arrived here on Thursday. She inaugurated and laid foundation for various central and state governments’ projects through virtual mode at a programme in IIT-Guwahati.</p>.<p>She also attended a civic reception organised in her honour by the state government later in the evening. </p>