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A large number of people gathered at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, to pay tribute to veteran industrialist Ratan Tata during Ganga Aarti at the ghat on Thursday evening.
Renowned priest Chandramauli Upadhyay and nine Archakas performed the worship of Mother Ganga. A total of 18 girls were present in the form of Riddhi-Siddhi.
The boy, who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district, stated in the conversation with media that he always wanted to become a doctor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's younger brother Pankaj Modi and other family members, performed the 'Pind Daan' rituals of their late mother Heeraben and father Damodar Das Modi at the Dashashwamedh Ghat.
On Monday, the duo along with filmmaker Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi performed evening Ganga aarti in Varanasi.
"The riverfront is a public property owned by the state government and being looked after by the Varanasi Municipal Corporation," said the district magistrate in a letter to VMC.
As the sun was all set to dip into the river Ganga and dusk was darkening the sky, the ghaat (riverbank) gradually became more scenic.
Starting from BHU, where the PM paid tributes to Madan Mohan Malviya, the roadshow ended at Dashashwamedh Ghat, where the PM performed the Ganga aarti.
"Diyas of clay or flour and leaf plates would only be used during the 'aarti' that will start at 5 pm," said Kullu Deputy Commissioner Yunus Khan, the event organiser.
