Varanasi, Oct. 24 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Varanasi on Saturday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile visit to the holy city.

On Saturday, Singh visited the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Sankat Mochan Temple and Kaal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi and offered prayers, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to the city.

Prime Minister Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh and Odisha on Sunday, October 25, during which he will inaugurate a garment manufacturing facility in Varanasi, witness an Indian Air Force aerial display at Namo Ghat and inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar.

At around ...