Ayodhya (UP) | Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam on Friday offered prayers at the Ram temple here.
Ramgoolam along with his wife Veena Ramgoolam also reviewed the temple construction work and received updates on its progress, officials said.
A 30-member delegation of Mauritius officials accompanied him.
Earlier, on his arrival here, he was welcomed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The route leading to the Ram temple from the airport was decorated to welcome the Mauritun PM.
Posters and banners welcoming Ramgoolam were also put up across the route.
UP Cabinet Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, who along with Adityanath welcomed Ramgoolam, said, "A large number of people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar went to Mauritius during British rule and are in the mainstream there.They have kept the cultural identity of India alive there. We welcome the Prime Minister of Mauritius in Ayodhya." Ramgoolam had earlier in the day visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
The Mauritius prime minister is currently on a state visit to India from September 9 to September 16.
He held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday
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