Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on
Saturday attended the 644th birth anniversary celebration of Sant Shiromani
Shri Guru Ravidas ji Maharaj at Seer Govardhanpur of the Ravidas temple in
Varanasi.
Priyanka also sought blessings of Sant Niranjan Das and enquired about his well-being. She had last visted the temple in 2020.
The Congress General Secretary's visit witnessed a massive crowd as she reached here at around 11 a.m. and offered her prayers at the Sant Ravidas temple to mark the celebration of the Jayanti.
Priyanka was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Kumar Lallu, former MLA Ajay Rai, Varanasi Metropolitan president Raghavendra Choubey, Manindra Mishra, Gaurav Kapoor, Naveen Mishra and other Congress leaders.
Earlier, on February 11, took a holy dip at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati -- on the occasion of "Mauni Amavasya'.
Priyanka took the holy dip in the waters and offered prayers. The Congress leader went to Sangam by boat amid tight security.
Earlier that Priyanka went in Prayagraj and visited Anand Bhawan, the ancestral home of the Nehru family. Here she offered floral tributes at the place where late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's ashes were kept before they were immersed in the Ganga River.
She then also interacted with the children of the orphanage in Anand Bhawan and spoke to them on various issues.