PM Narendra Modi witnesses Ganga 'aarti' onboard cruise, conducts midnight inspection of development works in Varanasi

This was the Prime Minister's third engagement in the holy city after visiting the Kal Bhairav temple and inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Dham earlier in the day. PM Modi boarded the Swami Vivekananda cruise at Sant Ravidas Ghat to witness the evening 'aarti' on the banks of river Ganga that was illuminated by thousands of diyas.