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She was received by the general secretary of the Mission…
On Tuesday, 28 March 2023, President Murmu visited the famous Belur Math which is the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission.
It was founded by Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th century.
Swami Suvirandaji Maharaj, general secretary of the Mission, received Ms. Draupadi Murmu in Bengal.
She will visit the main temple of the Math as well as Swami Vivekananda's room in the complex.
The temple architecture of the 'Math' complex is notable for having fused Hindu, Islamic, Christian, and Buddhist art and draws thousands of visitors from all over the country and the world.
The 'Math' has been kept closed today (on Tuesday) for all other visitors till 10 am in view of President Murmu’s security.
Later in the morning, the President will grace the UCO Bank's celebration of the completion of 80 years as a bank.
The President will also be scheduled to travel to Santiniketan later in the day to attend the annual convocation of the Visva-Bharati university founded by poet laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore.
On Monday, Ms. Murmu arrived in Kolkata and visited Netaji Bhavan, where India's freedom movement icon Subhas Chandra Bose had lived.
She also visited Jorasanko, the Tagore family's house.
Later in the evening, she was given a civic reception at Netaji Indoor Stadium where Governor C V Ananda Bose and CM Mamata Banerjee were also present.
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