Chennai, July 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Aadi Thiruvaathirai festival at Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple in Aiyalur district of Tamil Nadu today constructed by King Rajendra Chola-1 which was being celebrated as 'Mupperum Vizha'.

The festival was being cleberated as 'Mupperum Vizha', commemorating 1000 years of maritime expedition of Rajendra Chola-I to South East Asia, the birth anniversary of the Emperor and the commencement of construction of the Gangaikondacholapuram temple.

The five-day festival marking the birth anniversary of Tamil King Rajendra Chola-1. 1000 years of construction of the temple, began on July 23 and it culminated today with the visit of Mr Modi, who was clad in a traditional white dhoti, white shi...