Ravidas Jayanti: CM Charanjit Singh Channi offers prayers at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi

Varanasi, February 16: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday offered prayers at the Ravidas Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti 2022. The Chief Minister listened to Kirtan (devotional songs) going on in the temple for about 45 minutes and also met devotees from Punjab. Also Read: Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu dies in road accident On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and the party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also visit Ravidas Temple in Varanasi on Wednesday. Notably, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had postponed the Punjab Assembly elections 2022 in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. The state, that was scheduled to go for polls on February 14 earlier, will now go to polling on February 20. Sant Ravidas belonged to the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century and his hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. He is considered the founder of the 21st-century Ravidassia religion. Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magh Purnima, which is the full moon day of the Magh month as per the Hindu calendar. Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday greeted citizens on the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas urging them to contribute towards building a society based on equality and harmony by following the path shown by the saint. Sant Ravidas belonged to the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century and his hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. He is considered the founder of the 21st-century Ravidassia religion. For more updates on Assembly Elections 2022, click here  -PTC News