PM Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Kedarnath temple and offered prayers, a day after campaigning for the general election came to a close.
PM Modi arrived at Dehradun's Jolly Grant airport and took a helicopter to Kedarnath.
After spending his morning in prayers and reviewing re-development projects in Kedarnath, PM Modi meditated at a holy cave near Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditates at a holy cave near Kedarnath Shrine in Uttarakhand. pic.twitter.com/KbiDTqtwwE
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BJP Uttarakhand president Ajay Bhatt said this is "just a spiritual visit" and the people of the state are excited about it.
Earlier, the prime minister's office had sought the views of the Election Commission on the two-day official visit of PM Modi to Uttarakhand.
PM Modi will visit Badrinath on Sunday before returning to Delhi in the afternoon.
