RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Arrives In Odisha On 5-Day Visit

Bhubaneswar, Aug 8: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived here on Thursday on a five-day visit to Odisha.

Bhagwat arrived here at about 1.20 PM at Biju Patnaik International Airport. He then went to the Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti office in the Mancheswar area of the city where he will stay for the day.

The RSS chief is slated to visit the pilgrim town of Puri on August 9. He will offer prayers at Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. He will also visit Gobardhan Peeth and meet Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on the day.

On August 10 and 11, Bhagwat will attend a meeting of top national functionaries of the organization in Puri.
After attending programmes, he is scheduled to leave Odisha on August 12, sources said.