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Hundreds of local residents saw the NDA presidential candidate with a broom in her hand and clad in an ivory coloured handloom saree with a red border sweeping the temple floor in the early hours between 3 and 4 am.
Like other days she offered her prayers at the temple after a bath and whispered into the ears of Nandi, the bull ‘vahana’ of Lord Shiva, a common practice here. The temple was cordoned by CRPF commandos provided to her after the Centre accorded her Z Plus security cover. The commandos took over the security of 64-year-old Murmu from the early hours of Wednesday, a senior officer told PTI.
When Murmu came out of the temple, she was surprised to find a large crowd despite the early morning hour. Two members of Iswariya Prajapati Brahmakumari organisation also greeted her. “We have come here to greet Madam over her success and consider it as a blessing of the almighty on her,” one of those gathered there said. After the temple rituals, she returned to her residence and met people and leaders of different political parties, including the ruling BJD in Odisha. Later when Murmu left for the 285 km journey to Bhubaneswar by car, people of the town stood on both sides of the road to have a glimpse of the woman vying for the topmost position in the country. Women and children offered her flowers, men and youths waved at her.
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