DHAKA: Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the Jeshoreshwari temple dedicated to Goddess Kali in Bangladesh's Satkhira district. The temple is a famous Hindu pilgrimage site located in Ishwaripur, a village in Shyamnagar Upazila.
According to Hindu mythology, the Jeshoreshwari temple is one of the 51 'Shakti Peeths' scattered across India and the neighbouring countries. Modi, the first foreign head of state to visit the temple, was received by devotees with conch shells. The Prime Minister offered a gold crown and a red Banarasi saree to the deity. (IANS)