President Murmu begins four-day Odisha tour

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday began her four-day visit to Odisha by offering prayers at the Maa Kichakeswari temple in Mayurbanj district, officials said.

Accompanied by her daughter Itishree Murmu, Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, and



Union minister Bisheswar Tudu, among others, the President visited the eighth-century temple at Khiching.

She performed ‘aarti’ before Goddess Kichakeswari, worshipped in the form of Chamunda or Kali, the presiding deity of the region, they said.