Varanasi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday reached ‘Seer Govardhan’ in Varanasi on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti 2022 to pay tribute to Sant Ravidas. After listening to Amrit Vani and accepted the prasad. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were welcomed by many workers including Congress leader and former minister Ajay Rai on their arrival at Battpur airport. Rahul and Priyanka reached the Sant Ravidas temple at Sir Govardhan via road from the airport.
After reaching the temple, both of them bowed to the statue of Sant Ravidas and took his blessings. Both heard the nectar voice there. Priyanka met the women serving there, while Rahul Gandhi served at the langar and distributed prasad. After this Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi took prasad in the langar. Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi had tweeted, referring to a couplet of Sant Ravidas, that like every year, she will pay obeisance at the birthplace of Guru Ravidas.
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Vadra tweeted that he is more happy to visit the birthplace of Guru Ravidas with his brother today. After this, he shared a video on Twitter, in which he and Rahul Gandhi are seen attending an event at the birthplace of Sant Ravidas. Rahul Gandhi also extended warm wishes on the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas. He shared a video on Twitter, in which he and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are seen offering flowers at the Samadhi of Sant Ravidas.
Writing a couplet of Ravidas, he tweeted, “There are castes in the caste-caste, which cannot be joined by Ketan’s paat, Raidas Manush until the caste does not go. Our salute to Sant Guru Ravidas. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi also reached Seer Govardhan to pay tribute to Sant Shiromani. (agency)