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Modi leads 14 km Varanasi roadshow ending at Kashi Vishwanath Dham before Ganga Expressway event

Politics
Published on 29 April 2026
Modi leads 14 km Varanasi roadshow ending at Kashi Vishwanath Dham before Ganga Expressway event

He begins at a locomotive works, not a palace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi crisscrossed Varanasi in a 14 km roadshow, starting from Banaras Locomotive Works and ending at Kashi Vishwanath Dham. At the temple, he offered prayers and performed rituals as devotees chanted slogans. The visit then seamlessly shifted to politics and development, with Modi inaugurating the Ganga Expressway.

  • Modi’s 14 km roadshow started at Banaras Locomotive Works
  • He prayed and performed rituals at Kashi Vishwanath Dham
  • Devotees and local representatives welcomed him along the route
  • The program concluded with the inauguration of Ganga Expressway
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