Watch: PM Modi Cleans Kala Ram Mandir Premises In Nashik

Nashik: Days before the big 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi prayed at the Shree Kala Ram Mandir in Nashik and took part in cleaning the premises of the mandir.

Shree Kala Ram Mandir is located on the banks of the Godavari River in the Panchavati area of Nashik city.

At the temple, a Marathi version of the 'Yuddh Kand' from the Hindu epic Ramayan, depicting Lord Ram's return to Ayodhya, was played for PM Modi. The Prime Minister listened to the Hindi episode, which was translated using artificial intelligence.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Maharashtra’s Nashik, where he offered prayers at Ramkund and performed pooja at Shree Kalaram Mandir. 

During his roadshow, which started from Hotel Mirchi Chowk, PM Modi was accompanied by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and many BJP leaders.

Thousands of people thronged the roadshow route to welcome the PM. Various artists and special groups like the ones with the famous ‘Nashik Dhol’ and tribals held performances during the event.

The nearly 35-minute-long roadshow concluded at Sant Janardan Swami Maharaj Chowk after covering more than 2 kilometres.

After the roadshow, Modi reached Ramkund, located on the bank of Godavari river, where he was offered a traditional ‘pagdi’ (turban) by the Nashik Purohit Sangh president Satish Shukla.

The PM performed ‘Jal Pujan’ and ‘aarti’ there. He also met Annasaheb More, chief of Akhil Bharatiya Swami Samarth Gurukul Peeth, Swami Samvidnanda Saraswati of Nashik-based Kailas Math and Tushar Bhosale of BJP’s spiritual cell.

Later, he offered prayers at the famous Kalaram temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, located in the Panchvati area. The temple is also known for a protest launched by B R Ambedkar on March 2 1930, to seek entry for Dalits into the shrine.

Modi is on a daylong visit to Maharashtra, where he will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik and later launch development projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore in the state.

The PM will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), named Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewee-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu constructed at a cost of over Rs 17,840 crore. He will also address a public meeting in Navi Mumbai after the inauguration.