Chief Minister-designate Naveen Patnaik visited the Jaganath Temple here on Tuesday afternoon and offered prayers to the Trinity before his Ministry’s swearing-in in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
He entered the shrine accompanied by outgoing Puri MLA Maheswar Mohanty, Pipili MLA Pradeep Maharathy, Nimapara MLA Samir Ranjan Dash and some other legislators.
On behalf of the temple administration, Chief Administrator Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra and Puri Collector Balwant Singh received him. IG Soumendra Priyadasrshi and Puri SP Umasankar Dash were also present.
It was Patnaik’s first visit to Puri after the elections.