Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Nashik district of Maharashtra, where he offered prayers at Ramkund and performed pooja at Shree Kalaram Mandir.

PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the National Youth Festival in Nashik before visiting Mumbai for the inauguration of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project.

During his roadshow, which started from Hotel Mirchi Chowk, PM Modi was accompanied by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and many BJP leaders.

Thousands of people thronged the roadshow route to welcome the PM. Various artists and special groups like the ones with the famous `Nashik Dhol` and tribals held performances during the event, as per the PTI.

The nearly 35-minute-long roadshow concluded at Sant Janardan Swami Maharaj Chowk after covering more than 2 kilometres.

After the roadshow, PM Modi reached Ramkund, located on the bank of Godavari river, where he was offered a traditional `pagdi` (turban) by the Nashik Purohit Sangh president Satish Shukla, according to the PTI.

The PM performed `Jal Pujan` and `aarti` there. He also met Annasaheb More, chief of Akhil Bharatiya Swami Samarth Gurukul Peeth, Swami Samvidnanda Saraswati of Nashik-based Kailas Math and Tushar Bhosale of BJP`s spiritual cell, the news agency reported.

Later, he offered prayers at the famous Kalaram temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, located in the Panchvati area. The temple is also known for a protest launched by B R Ambedkar on March 2 1930, to seek entry for Dalits into the shrine.

PM Modi is on a daylong visit to Maharashtra, where he will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik and later launch development projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore in the state.

The PM will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), named Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewee-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu constructed at a cost of over Rs 17,840 crore. The bridge is about 21.8 km long six-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land. It will provide faster connectivity to the Mumbai International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport and will also reduce the travel time from Mumbai to Pune, Goa and South India. It will also improve connectivity between Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

PM will also address a public meeting in Navi Mumbai after the inauguration.

(with PTI inputs)

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