Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his prayers at the Veerbhadra Temple, Lepakshi in Andhra Pradesh today. The Prime Minister witnessed the reading of verses from the Ranganatha Ramayana in Telugu and the shadow puppet show on Ramayana.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Lepakshi, which holds a special place in Ramayana, just six days before the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the grand Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. It is said that Lepakshi is the place where Jatayu fell after having been grievously wounded by Ravan who was abducting Maa Sita. The dying Jatayu who told Lord Rama that Maa Sita was indeed taken south by Ravan was then granted Moksha by Lord Ram. The visit to Lepakshi comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Shree Kala Ram Mandir in Nashik. Mr Modi also visited Panchvati, situated on the banks of the Godavari river a few days back.</span><br />