Home Minister Amit Shah offers worship at Tirumayam temples
Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at the Kottai Bhairavar temple at Tirumayam here on Thursday.
He was accompanied by his wife Sonal Shah to the roadside temple for the darshan and puja. Priests at the temple welcomed the couple with shawls and garlands.
“Prayed at the Kottai Bhairavar Temple in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. Sought blessings for the happiness and prosperity of all,” the minister later said in a post on social media platform X.
He posted photos of his darshan in the temple.
Shah’s visit, which was earlier scheduled for April, exemplifies how he closely associated himself with Tamil culture and practices, BJP state chief K Annamalai said about the tour.
Located on the northern side of the Archaeological Survey of India-managed fort’s outer walls, the Kottai Bhairavar temple is dedicated to Bhairavar, an aspect of Lord Siva.
Besides Annamalai, party seniors, including H Raja, were among those who received Shah upon his arrival here by road from the Tiruchirappalli airport.
The minister later left for Tirupati.