PM Modi receives grand welcome at Tiruchirappalli

28-Jul-2025

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During his visit to Tiruchirappalli, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome with a vibrant roadshow held in honour of Rajendra Chola I’s birth anniversary. 

He also visited the iconic Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Ariyalur district to pay tribute to the Chola dynasty’s enduring legacy. 

The visit coincided with the birth anniversary of Rajendra Chola I, one of the greatest emperors of the Chola empire, renowned for his military conquests and for extending the empire’s influence as far as Southeast Asia. At the grand threefold celebration held at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Ilaiyaraaja’s spiritual music concert took place, which was admired and enjoyed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The event was held at the premises of the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Ariyalur district, under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Culture. The celebrations marked a major milestone of the birth anniversary of Rajendra Chola.