Varanasi, 29 July (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath reached Varanasi to participate in the nationwide 'Shri Guru Ravidas

Maharaj Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan' being organised from Wednesday under the

aegis of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the occasion of the 650th birth

anniversary of Sant Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj. Before the programme

at Seer Govardhanpur, the birthplace of Sant Ravidas, the Chief Minister paid

obeisance to his statue at Sant Ravidas Temple and offered prayers. Here, the

officials of the temple management welcomed the Chief Minister by presenting

him a turban and a bouquet. After the prayers at the temple, the Chief Minister

met Sant Niranjan Das, head of Dera Sachkhand Ballan and took his blessings.

After darshan and puja at the temple, the Chief Minister

participated in the Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan. Under this campaign, soil from

the holy birthplace of Saint Ravidas ji will be filled in 131 urns and sent to

98 organizational districts of Uttar Pradesh and 27 states and six zones of the

country. By worshipping these urns, an effort will be made to spread the

message of social harmony, equality and humanity of Saint Ravidas to every

person. Under this event, a series of various programs will continue till Maghi

Purnima Saint Ravidas Jayanti on 20 February 2027.

According to Lal Singh Arya, National President of the BJP

Scheduled Castes Front, programs will be organized in several phases under the

campaign. From July 29th to September 10th, 2026, the Shri Guru Ravidas

Maharaj Kalash Vandan Abhiyan will run at the national, state, district,

and divisional levels. A Sant Sampark Abhiyan will be organized from July 29th

to August 31st, 2026. Following this, the Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj

Samrasta Yatra will be held from Jalandhar to Kashi from October 5th to

November 5th, 2026. This Yatra will pass through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal

Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar

Pradesh. Additionally, the Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj Hostel Sampark

Abhiyan will be conducted from November 26th, 2026, to January 15th,

2027.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi