PM Modi offers prayer at Sri Krishna Temple in Guruvayur in Kerala Thrissur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Lord Krishna temple in Guruvayur in Kerala’s Thrissur district on Saturday. He was accompanied by Kerala Governor P Sathasivam. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi in the Lord Krishna Temple in Guruvayur. Dressed in traditional attire of white dhoti and a white cloth on his shoulders, PM Modi was accompanied by Union ministers and officials while the temple has been shut down for visitors. (Photo: PTI)

Guruvayur is one of the most prominent temples in Kerala that is over 5000-year-old. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi in the Lord Krishna Temple in Guruvayur, which is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus of Kerala and is often referred to as Bhuloka Vaikunta, which translates to as "Holy Abode of Vishnu on Earth". (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi offers prayers at the Lord Krishna Temple in Guruvayur in Thrissur. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi also performed the 'thulabharam' ceremony in which he offered lotuses for his prayers, which is the BJP symbol. PM Modi was weighed on scales with lotuses and the flowers were later offered for prayers at the Sri Krishna temple. (Photo: Twitter/Narendra Modi)