Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu performed pinda daan at Puri’s Sweta Ganga at 7 am before offering prayers inside the 12th‑century Jagannath Temple.
- Public entry to the temple was paused during her visit, and she was received by Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb alongside state officials.
- Earlier in the tour, she conducted pinda daan at Navi Gaya in Jajpur’s Maa Biraja temple, where about 600 personnel were deployed and local schools were closed.
- She addressed Fakir Mohan University’s convocation in Balasore and inaugurated a new auditorium, highlighting education’s role in national progress.
- The Forest Department has restricted tourist entry to Similipal National Park for three days from February 4, with Murmu slated to stay there before attending the Black Swan Summit on February 6 and then traveling to Chhattisgarh on February 7.