Trichy, Sept. 3 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday visited the historic Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam of Tamil Nadu's Trichy district, and offered prayers to the presiding deity.

On her arrival, she was warmly welcomed by Trichy District Collector Saravanan and officials of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department. At the southern entrance of the towering Ranga Ranga Gopuram, temple priests accorded her traditional Poornakumbha honours.

President Murmu reached Trichy from Tiruvarur aboard an Indian Air Force helicopter, which landed at a temporary helipad set up on the banks of the Kollidam River near Panchakarai. From there, she travelled by road to the temple.

At the temple entrance, the Presid...