The Vice-President and his wife first prayed at Saubhagya kund (pond) of the temple before entering the sanctum sanctorum to pay their obeisance. They also made a 'parikram' (circumambulation) of the temple

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Sudesh Dhankhar being welcomed by Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma upon their arrival in Guwahati

Dhankhar will address the 25th convocation of the IIT-G as chief guest and interact with its students. Altogether, 1990 students will be graduating this year

Soon after landing, Dhankhar and his wife drove to the temple atop the Nilachal Hills to offer prayers to the Goddess

The duo was received at the temple by Governor Kataria, Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah, priests and shrine officials