It's my destiny to serve Maa Ganga: Modi tells Varanasi

After New Delhi, Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi’s next stop was Varanasi, the Uttar Pradesh constituency, which voted him to the Parliament.

Modi offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple with close aide Amit Shah and party chief Rajnath Singh. He then headed to Dashashwamedh Ghat to attend the Ganga aarti.

A large number of security personnel have been deployed at the Dashashwamedh Ghat where the Ganga aarti attracts huge crowds on a daily basis.

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Modi's convoy heads to Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi to perform the aarti.

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Modi, Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah arrive at the ghat.

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The Dashashwamedh Ghat has been decorated for the Ganga aarti. 

Local police along with Gujarat police, local intelligence unit sleuths and central forces were deployed in the entire area on the banks of the Ganga river at Rajendra Prasad ghat.