Ujjain, May 31 -- Former Union Minister and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani on Saturday offered prayers at the Mahakaleshwar temple located in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district and sought the blessings from Lord Shiva.

The BJP leader reached near the gate of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and worshipped Baba Mahakal. After that, she sat in the Nandi hall of the temple and was seen engrossed in deep devotion on the occasion.

After offering prayers, Irani spoke to ANI and said that it was her good fortune that she got an opportunity to visit the Mahakaleshwar temple and pray for the well-being of everyone. Additionally, she also prayed for the protection of the soldiers deployed on the borders and their families.

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