India

PM to offer prayers at shrines of Guruvayur Sri Krishna, Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala

PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer prayers at the famous shrines of Sri Krishna at Guruvayur in Kerala and at Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh this week end, officials said on Thursday.

On his first visit to the two southern states in his second term as Prime Minister, Modi will offer prayers at the Sri Krishna temple in Guruvayur on Saturday and pray at the Lord Venkateswara shrine on Sunday.

An official release in Kochi said the Prime Minister will arrive at 11.35 pm on Friday and stay at the Government Guest House there overnight. He will offer prayers at the Guruvayur temple on Saturday morning after reaching there by a special helicopter from the Naval Airport in Kochi.