{"id":313120,"date":"2019-06-08T06:40:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T06:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=313120"},"modified":"2019-06-08T06:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T06:40:53","slug":"pm-modi-offers-prayers-at-guruvayur-temple-in-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pm-modi-offers-prayers-at-guruvayur-temple-in-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi offers prayers at Guruvayur temple in Kerala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-313121 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-696x396.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-738x420.jpg 738w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala.jpg 935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister\u00a0Narendra Modi\u00a0on Saturday offered prayers at Sree Krishna Temple in Guruvayur in Thrissur, Kerala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He also performed the thulabharam ritual. The ritual is an important offering to Lord Krishna wherein a person is weighed against a commodity such as grains, fruits, flowers and similar articles and the equal value or quantity is offered as donation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-313122 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-2-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-2-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-2-428x420.jpg 428w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/PM-Modi-kerala-2.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">While doing a ritual Modi expressed it as a blessed moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cA blessed moment from the Guruvayur Temple,\u201d Modi said in a tweet and he also shared a picture with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He also said, \u201cThe Guruvayur Temple is divine and magnificent. Prayed at this iconic Temple for the progress and prosperity of India.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After &#8221;darshan&#8221; at the temple, Modi will address a party meeting &#8211; Abhinandan Sabha<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modi arrived in Kochi, Kerala late Friday night where he was received by the Governor of Kerala Justice P. Sathasivam, Union Minister V Muraleedhara and other respected dignitaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This is his first visit to Kerala after getting re-elected as Prime Minister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Security has been tightened around the temple town ahead of his visit.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister\u00a0Narendra Modi\u00a0on Saturday offered prayers at Sree Krishna Temple in Guruvayur in Thrissur, Kerala. He also performed the thulabharam ritual. 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