Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 31: A day after Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) culmination rally in Srinagar, All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi today visited Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Tulmulla area of Ganderbal and Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar.
The duo was accompanied by other leaders from J&K Congress, including president Vikar Rasool. They paid obeisance and also prayed at the revered temple and shrine in Kashmir.
The Gandhi siblings first drove from their hotel here to the shrine of Ragnya Devi, at Tullamula in Ganderbal district. The temple is a revered shrine for the Kashmiri Pandits.
Later, they visited Dargah Hazratbal, on the banks of the famous Dal lake here. The shrine houses a relic of Prophet Mohammad (SAW) and is deeply revered among the Muslims in the Valley.
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The visits were kept a secret due to security considerations.
Earlier, stuck in Srinagar due to snowfall, the duo had a fun time with cute moments on the banks of the Dal lake last evening.
The duo had a snowball fight, strolled along the famous Dal Lake last evening, took photographs of the snow and the lake and greeted people.
A less than a minute video titled ‘Snow fights and a walk by the Dal lake with Priyanka’ on Rahul Gandhi’s YouTube channel, put out this morning, showcased the fun times the Gandhis had.
The 58-second video, which starts with a long-pan shot of the famous Dal lake, shows Rahul strolling the footpaths of the Foreshore or Boulevard Road wearing a yellow-colour jacket, with a woollen cap and gloves, and his sister in a black jacket.
The duo can be seen interacting with the people passing by, waving to the crowd who were excited to see the Gandhi family members.
The stroll had a cute moment when a local man stopped his car and requested Gandhi for a handshake and a hug. Though the unidentified person was stopped by Gandhi’s security team, the former Congress president obliged to the request. He shook hands with the man and gave him a warm hug.
The video also shows Gandhi lending a helping hand to push a car stuck in the snow.
Earlier in the evening, they engaged in a playful snowball fight in the lawns of the hotel where Priyanka was staying.
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