As scheduled, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited Brahamapur and offered prayers to Maa Budhi Thakurani on Friday.
BJP workers organised a huge motorcycle rally to receive the Minister. However, Pradhan and other leaders walked down from Sana Bazaar to the Asthayi Temple at Desibehera Street and paid obeisance to the Government.
“I am blessed to be a part of famous Thakurani Yatra at Brahapaur today. I sought blessings of Maa and prayed for peace and prosperity in Odisha,” Pradhan Tweeted after offering prayer to the goddess.
later, he told reporters that he prayed to the Maa to make Odisha the number one State in the country. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to visit the silk city on Saturday to seek the blessings of the goddess.
The famous Maa Budhi Thakurani Yatra, one of the biggest festivals of southern Odisha, which began on April 3, has been celebrated with pomp and gaiety. The extravaganza would conclude onMay 1.