Old Goa/Mangueshi: President of India Ram Nath Kovind today culminated his two day long visit to the State after vising Basilica of Bom Jesus and Mangueshi Temple.
The President was at the Church for around 20 minutes before heading to Mangueshi Temple.
Rector of Basilica Fr Patricio Fernandes took around the President and showed Relics of St Francis Xavier besides other relics.
“He said that he is blessed by his coming here. He has come here before and everytime he comes here he has always received blessings,” Fr Fernandes.
During his tour in the Church, the President of India told the Rector that he has come to Old Goa twice earlier. “I told him about significance of the church. The church is called church of Jesus, later on called as Bom Jesus,” he said.
At Mangueshi Temple, the President took blessings of Lord Manguesh before heading back to Panaji.
