The Prime Minister, after attending the wedding ceremony of actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi's daughter at the Lord Krishna Temple in nearby Guruvayur, offered prayers at the Sree Ramaswamy temple situated on the bank of the Karuvannur river, also known as Theevra river

Arriving at a helipad in Valapad around 9.45 am after offering prayers at the Guruvayur temple, Prime Minister Modi then made his way to the Triprayar temple, just a few kilometres away

Along the route to the temple, the people gathered on both sides of the road showered his sedately moving vehicle with flowers, waved BJP flags and chanted his name

Both sides of the road were decorated with streamers in the colours of BJP

At the temple, PM Modi, dressed in the traditional attire of 'mundu' (dhoti) and 'veshti' (white shawl), also carried out the 'meen oottu' (fish feeding) ritual there

He also attended a 'veda archana' and 'bhajana' by children inside the temple premises

Spending more than an hour at the temple, he later proceeded to Kochi, where he will take part in public and party functions

While leaving the Triprayar temple, PM Modi stood on the footboard of his vehicle to wave at the people gathered on the roadsides for one more glimpse of the PM and bid him farewell

The Triprayar temple is dedicated to Lord Ram, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu, depicted with four arms holding a conch, a discus, a bow, and a garland