Varanasi, Sept. 17 -- On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Thursday, top leaders and Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, offered prayers at the historic Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.

The delegation also included Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and the BJP State President, along with other senior leaders.

Inside the sanctum sanctorum (Garbhagriha) of the temple, the dignitaries performed special Vedic darshan and pujan rituals, praying for the health, longevity and continued well-being of Prime Minist...