India, Oct. 23 -- While entering the school gates of Varkala Model Higher Secondary School in Kerala on Thursday, the students had no idea they were about to receive a surprise of a lifetime, as President Droupadi Murmu's convoy suddenly stopped and she stepped out to meet them on her way to the Sivagiri Mutt.

Murmu was on her way to the ashram to inaugurate the centenary observance of Sree Narayana Guru's Mahasamadhi when she spotted the students waiting by the roadside near the helipad.

The children and their teachers, who had gathered hoping for a brief glimpse of the President, were ecstatic as she walked up with a warm smile and exchanged greetings.

NCC cadets from the school stood at attention in uniform to salute the President....