President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind today paid obeisance at the Kamakhya temple, the ancient Shaktipeeth shrine atop Nilachal hill here.
Kovind is on a three-day visit to the north east, his first since assuming office.
The president and his wife accompanied by Governor Jagdish Mukhi and high officials went to the temple in the morning and spent nearly 45 minutes there. They offered puja to Goddess Kamakhya participated in different rituals of the temple, like the Kumari Puja for which three girls were arranged.
The president then left for Imphal to open the North East Development Summit.
Yesterday Kovind had graced the concluding day's function of Namami Barak Festival in Silchar and attended a civic reception at Gauhati University.
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