The event served as a remarkable confluence of India's heritage, as the Prime Minister arrived from Ayodhya earlier in the day, where he had participated in the ceremony to hoist the saffron flag atop the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple
"It is, indeed, a great honour for me and my wife to be here today. We feel blessed to be here," the Lankan MP said.
These include projects worth about Rs 11,100 crore for development of the Ram Temple city Ayodhya and its surrounding areas and projects worth about Rs 4,600 crore related to other projects across Uttar Pradesh.
This is Shinde's first visit to the temple town since being sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister in June last year.
Dhami, who is on a two-day visit to Ayodhya is the first Uttarakhand CM to offer prayers to Lord Ram after the Supreme Court paved the way for the construction of the temple.
