Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday visited the Jagannath Temple in Puri along with his family and sought blessings of the lord for jawans.
“I came for inspection of Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur and thought of coming to Puri for darshan of lord Jagannath. I sought blessings for myself, my family and the Army. May our jawans and their families have a happy and peaceful life along with good health,” Rawat said.
“There is peace and serenity inside the temple which gives a feeling of being in a different world,” he remarked.
Earlier in the day, Gen Rawat had arrived in the town by a special helicopter of the Army which landed near Baliapanda. later, he visited the SU Temple at Konark.
General Rawat also visited the Gopalpur Military Station in Ganjam district on the day.
He was briefed by lieutenant General PS Jaggi, Commandant, Army Air Defence College about the training facilities and infrastructure available in the college.
Gen Rawat addressed all ranks of the Gopalpur Military Station during a special Sainik Sammelan and appreciated the state-of-art training facilities and the excellent campus conducive to knowledge, professionalism and excellence.