President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a six-day visit to Odisha, offered prayers at the 12th-century Shakthi shrine, Maa Biraja temple, in Jajpur on Tuesday.
Later, the President, who arrived here on Monday, will perform religious rituals at Navi Gaya, a sacred river ghat, for offering puja in honour of ancestors.
The President is also scheduled to grace the convocation ceremony of Fakir Mohan University at Balasore and inaugurate its newly constructed auditorium.
On February 4, the President will unveil the statue of Bhanjbir Sunaram Soren and interact with students at Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Mahuldiha, Rairangpur.
She will also inaugurate and lay foundation stones for various projects such as the Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Odisha University of Agriculture Technology Campus, Archery Centre, City beatification and drainage upgradation projects, various CSR projects and the MSCB University Information Technology Campus at Rairangpur.
On February 6, the President will interact with women and youth of tribal communities at Simlipal. She will also grace the ‘Black Swan Summit, India’ being organised by the Government of Odisha in collaboration with Global Finance and Technology Network, at Bhubaneswar.