PM Modi visits Andhra's Srisailam temple with Naidu, Pawan Kalyan - see pics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan at the Amaravati Airport, in the presence of chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and governor S Abdul Nazeer. (Image credits: ANI)

PM Modi bowed deeply to the jyotirling at Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam, showing respect and devotion at one of Hinduism’s most sacred shrines. (Image credits: X/@narendramodi)

PM Modi greeted temple priests with a namaste, while CM N Chandrababu Naidu watched. The temple is special as it houses both a Jyotirlinga and a Shakti Peeth. (Image credits: X/@narendramodi)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with CM Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan, was guided by priests into the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam. The visit started with pooja and darshan at the holy shrine before his programmes in Kurnool. (Image credits: X/@narendramodi))

A temple priest applied tilak on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forehead during the rituals. The ceremony was held before he went to the Sree Shivaji Spoorthi Kendra. (Image credits: X/@narendramodi)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Rudrabhishekam and prayed at the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam. The temple is famous for having both a Jyotirlinga and a Shakti Peeth in the same complex. (Image credits: X/@narendramodi)

During the temple visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a sacred vessel from a priest as part of the sacred ritual. (Image credits: X/@narendramodi)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowed as a priest placed a traditional head covering on him inside the temple. This customary honour symbolised blessings before he went to Kurnool for development projects. (Image credits: PTI)

Wearing a saffron shawl, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan after praying at the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam, one of India’s 12 Jyotirlingas and 52 Shakti Peeths. They later went to Kurnool for development projects. (Image credits: X/@ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Sree Shivaji Spoorthi Kendra in Srisailam and paid respects to the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The hall, with models of four forts and the statue of Shivaji in meditation, commemorates his historic visit to the temple town in 1677. (Image credits: PTI)