Today (Wednesday) on the occasion of Sant Ravidas Jayanti, PM Narendra Modi reached Guru Ravidas Vishram Dham Temple located in Karol Bagh, Delhi. There PM Modi participated in Shabd Kirtan.
After reaching Guru Ravidas Vishram Dham temple, PM Modi first visited Sant Ravidas temple. After this he met the devotees present in the temple. Then PM Modi joined the ‘Shabd Kirtan’ being held in the temple.
Sant Ravidas was born in the 16th century in Varanasi, UP. He was a social reformer. He opposed untouchability. Although he never left his profession while working for the society. He always used to say that never give up your karma. Sant Ravidas also gave a message like ‘Mann chaga to kathoti mein Ganga’.
Significantly, there are a large number of followers of Sant Ravidas in Punjab and UP. He is known as Ravidas or Raidas. Some people are also seeing PM Modi’s visit to the temple of Sant Ravidas with the assembly elections.