CM Yogi reviews preparations at Varanasi Railway Station ahead of PM Modi’s visit tomorrow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected arrangements at Varanasi Railway Station on Thursday for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit tomorrow after participating in religious programmes on the second day of his visit to the temple city.

The Chief Minister received detailed information from senior officials of the railway and district administration and provided necessary guidance.

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Officials briefed the Chief Minister on the beautification of the station premises, security arrangements, passenger amenities, and arrangements related to the Prime Minister’s programme venue. The Chief Minister directed officials to ensure that all arrangements are smooth and orderly during the Prime Minister’s visit and that there should be no negligence. He also directed special attention to cleanliness, traffic management, and security arrangements at the station.

Prime Minister Modi is arriving in his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, on a two-day visit on the evening of November 7.

The following day, on November 8, he will inaugurate the Varanasi-Khajuraho Vande Bharat and three other trains from Varanasi Railway Station.

Earlier, Chief Minister Adityanath offered prayers at the city’s prominent temples this morning.

He began his day at the Baba Kal Bhairav Temple, performing traditional rituals and seeking blessings from Lord Kal Bhairav, revered as the Kotwal (guardian deity) of Kashi. The Chief Minister then visited the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, where he performed the ‘Shodashopachar’ (16-step Hindu puja that involves 16 symbolic offerings to a deity) ritual and prayed for the happiness, prosperity, and welfare of the people of Uttar Pradesh and the nation. The temple premises resonated with chants of “Har Har Mahadev” during the ceremony.

Later, the CM visited the Satua Baba Ashram at Manikarnika Ghat, where he offered prayers at the Shiva temple and met Mahant Santosh Das Ji Maharaj, the disciple of Satua Baba. He received blessings from the saints and prayed for peace and prosperity in Varanasi and the state.

The Chief Minister had arrived in Varanasi on Wednesday evening. After his arrival, he lit lamps at Namo Ghat to inaugurate the Dev Deepawali festival. Later, the Chief Minister witnessed the mesmerising and grand sight of the illuminated ghats along the Ganga from a cruise. On the occasion of Dev Deepawali, he said that Kashi has now become a living symbol of faith, culture, and spirituality.