Rahul Gandhi serves food to devotees at ‘bhandara’ in Kedarnath

Dehradun: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi organised a ‘bhandara’ in Kedarnath and served meals to devotees on Monday, the second day of his three-day “private” go to to the Himalayan temple. The Congress chief visited the grand statue of Adi Shankaracharya close to the Kedarnath temple and supplied prayers there within the morning.

Later within the day, he organised a ‘bhandara’ close to the temple premises and served meals to devotees and ash-smeared sadhus, a few of whom have been seen blessing him.

Younger devotees clicked selfies with the Congress chief. Gandhi arrived in Uttarakhand on Sunday and supplied prayers on the Kedarnath temple. He participated within the night ‘aarti’ on the shrine and supplied tea to the pilgrims as a part of ‘chai seva’.

In accordance with PCC functionaries, the previous Congress president is on a “private” and religious go to, throughout which no occasion chief is allowed to fulfill him.

Nevertheless, it comes at a time when campaigning for the upcoming meeting elections in 5 states is at its peak. Final month, Gandhi visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar and carried out ‘seva’ there too. He has undertaken the Kailash Yatra too. The BJP questioned the timing of Gandhi’s go to.

“Those that have by no means seen a Ramlila are making use of tilak to Shri Ram and in addition coming to Baba’s (Kedarnath) darbar to pay obeisance. It’s a results of the rising energy of 100 crore sanatanis,” Uttarakhand BJP spokesperson Suresh Joshi mentioned.

“Why is it that Rahul Gandhi is reminded of temples solely when elections are across the nook or the Congress occasion is in some sort of bother,” he requested.

The Kedarnath temple, located at an altitude of three,584 metres above sea stage, is a part of the Char Dhams and Panch Kedar in Uttarakhand and one of many 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva in India.