Ever seen Rahul Gandhi in Red Dhoti, offering puja? This video is for you!

Ujjain, Nov 29 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday performed puja with rituals at the famous Mahakal temple of Lord Shiva in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh after the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him entered the holy city.

Clad in a red dhoti, Gandhi performed all the rituals under the guidance of temple priests. He was offered a stole by the priests of the temple.

After performing the rituals, Gandhi prostrated in front of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. He also sat for a while beside the idol of Nandi (the holy bull considered the vehicle of Lord Shiva) on the temple premises.

शिव शाश्वत है, शिव ही सच है
शिव हर एक आत्मा में विद्यमान है
शिव जन जन कण कण में व्याप्त है।#महाकाल_की_नगरी_में_राहुल #BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/kYXaq1UIKr — Madhya Pradesh Congress Sevadal (@SevadalMP) November 29, 2022

This is the second visit by Gandhi to a jyotirlinga temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Madhya Pradesh after his cross-country Yatra entered the Central state on November 23. Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her family members on Friday performed 'Ma Narmada' aarti at the famous Omkareshwar temple in Khandwa district.

Gandhi later prayed at the famous Shiva temple, one of the 12 'jyotirlings' in the country.

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