Mauritius president offers prayers at Dhakeshwari temple

City Desk :
Visiting Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun and his wife Sayukta Roopun visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka on Friday morning.
He also offered puja (prayers) at the temple during his 40 minute visit.
“Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun reached the temple around 7.30 am. He was welcomed with blowing of conch shell, ulu dhawni,” Manindra Kumar Nath, President of Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee, told media.
He said five other delegates accompanied the Mauritius President on the occasion.
After offering puja at the temple, Prithvirajsing Roopun, his wife and other delegates received prashad, reports BSS.
During the visit, the temple authorities greeted Prithvirajsing Roopun giving an uttorio (celebratory scarf) and gifted a crest designed with replica of ‘Dhakeshwari Ma’.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad President JL Bhowmik and its General Secretary Professor Chandranath Poddar, Awami League Central Committee Member Nirmal Kumar Chattarjee, Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee Ramen Mandal, other senior leaders Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik, Swapan Saha, Subrata Chowdhury, Basudeb Dhar, Advocate Taposh Paul, Milon Kanti Dutta and Jayanta Kumar Dey were present on the occasion.