President lays foundation stone for pilgrimage facilities in Telangana

Hyderabad, Dec 28 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday laid foundation stone of the project for development of pilgrimage facilities at Bhadrachalam group of temples in Telangana under the ‘Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ scheme.

Murmu, who is on a visit to Telangana for winter sojourn at the Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad, offered prayers at the famous Lord Ram temple in Bhadrachalam.

“President Droupadi Murmu laid foundation stone of the project Development of Pilgrimage facilities at Bhadrachalam Group of Temples under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD). She offered prayers at Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple,” the official twitter account of Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

During her visit to the temple town of Bhadrachalam, the President attended the ‘Sammakka Saralamma Janjati Pujari Sammelan’, organised by the Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad, Telangana.

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and dignitaries were present.