Mukhwa (Uttarakhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Mukhwa temple — the winter abode of Goddess Ganga in Uttarkashi district.
Mukhwa is located on the way to the Gangotri temple dedicated to Goddess Ganga. Her idol is moved to Mukhwa temple from Gangotri Dham every year after the closure of its gates for winter.
The prime minister will flag off a trek and bike rally and address a public meeting in Harshil. Modi’s visit to the temple, his first as prime minister, is expected to boost winter pilgrimage and tourism in Uttarakhand.
It comes a day after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs headed by him approved two major ropeway projects to Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib worth over Rs 6,000 crore.
