Yagnas continue 48 hours after PM's Punjab fiasco

January 07, 2022 17:18

The Tripura CM performing a yagna

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb performed 'Maha Mrityunjay Yagna' at the Kasbeswari Kali temple in Kamalasagar in Sipahijala district on Friday for the long life and good health of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Deb, who had on Thursday offered puja at Meher Kalibari in Agartala, announced that religious rituals would continue till January 11 in the state for the protection of the prime minister.

"I performed Maha Mrityunjay Yagna, and chanted Maha Mrityunjay Mantra at Kasbeswari Kali temple. I prayed for the long life and good health of PM Modi. The genuine love of crores of Indians will help in keeping up the momentum for him," Deb wrote on Facebook.

Agriculture Minister Pranajit Singha Roy and state BJP president Manik Saha also offered puja at the famed Tripura Sundari temple for the long life of the prime minister.

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