VARANASI, April 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple on Wednesday, the second-day of his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, after meeting party functionaries.

Roadshow-like scenes were witnessed during the 14-kilometre stretch from the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) guesthouse, where Modi stayed overnight after addressing the Nari Shakti conference, to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. At approximately 8am, the prime minister's convoy departed for the temple. From the BLW main gate through Banaras Station, and along the temple route, chants of 'Har Har Mahadev' resounded amid the beats of drums and nagaras and the blowing of conch shells.

Five designated points -- Manduadih,...