On a 2-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Union territories, on Thursday President Ramnath Kovind interacted with Army officials of all ranks along with their families at the Northern Command in J&K's Udhampur district.

On the occasion of Mahanavami, President Ram Nath Kovind also had "bada Khana" with the soldiers and their families.

Patriotic songs were sung by boys and girls at the venue and the troops of the Army's Sikh regiment showcased their martial arts skills before the president.

The president began his visit from the Union Territory of Ladakh, where he performed the Sindhu Darshan puja at the Sindhu Ghat in Leh, officials said. The president was received by the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur, at the Leh airfield and was accorded a guard of honour.

An Army spokesman said that the President extended best wishes to the soldiers at the Northern Command on the occasion of Dussehra.

Today, He will celebrate Dussehra with the Indian Army soldiers at Drass in the Ladakh region. Ladakh's Drass area is one of the coldest places in the world. The president usually participates in the Dussehra celebrations in Delhi every year.

Kovind will fly to Drass from Udhampur along with the Army commander, where he will first pay tributes to the martyrs of the 1999 Kargil War at the Kargil War Memorial.

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