PM Modi visits Kumbh, offers prayers, washes feet of sanitation workers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with sanitation workers and facilitated those who have played a vital role in ensuring a Swachh Kumbh. He also washed feet of sanitation workers.

PRAYAGRAJ: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the ongoing Kumbh Mela here in Uttar Pradesh. Modi arrived in Prayagraj in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper and was receievd by chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The prime minister took holy dip at the Triveni Sangam and offered prayers. He later interacted with sanitation workers at the Kumbh and washed their feet.

#WATCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi washes feet of sanitation workers in Prayagraj pic.twitter.com/otTUJpqynU

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 24, 2019

Dressed in an orange kurta and wrapped in a saffron shawl, the Prime Minister participated in the 'Triveni Puja' conducted by a group of priests. He offered milk, fruits, a red sari and chandan to the holy rivers. Amid the chanting of hymns, Modi also did a brief 'Sankalp' for which he later offered some 'dakshina' to the priests. He later performed the 'aarti' and interacted with the priests who conducted the puja.

Had the good fortune of taking a holy dip at the #Kumbh. Prayed for the well being of 130 Crore Indians. pic.twitter.com/jTI2QbmWxb

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 24, 2019

A sacred thread was tied to his right wrist as a symbol of the blessings that come from propitiating the holy rivers.