MUSCAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he felt extremely blessed after praying at the 125-year- old Shiva Temple in Muscat, one of the oldest in the region.Modi, who arrived here from Dubai on the last leg of his three-nation tour, visited the temple located in the Matrah area here. "Feeling extremely blessed to pray at the Shiva temple in Muscat," the prime minister tweeted. During auspicious days more than 15,000 devotees visit the temple for prayers.The prime minister also posed for group photos with the temple administration officials and the Indian community members.He also visited the iconic Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, the main mosque of Oman . PM @narendramodi visited the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, which is the biggest mosque in Oman. The mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstone sculpted by 200 craftsmen from India!," Kumar said.

Source: Economic Times February 12, 2018 09:11 UTC