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Varanasi Marks Modi’s 25-Year Public-Service Milestone With Ganga Aarti
People in Varanasi held a special ceremony by the Ganga River to mark Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public service.
The event took place at Front Ghat and was organised by Namami Gange.
Participants performed aarti, offered milk to the river, and prayed for Modi’s health and long life.
They also prayed for the country’s welfare.
Some people carried flags and pictures of Modi.
Attendees chanted mantras and cleaned the riverbank.
They encouraged others to make cleanliness part of everyday life.
Modi’s public-service milestone dates back to October 7, 2001, when he became Gujarat’s chief minister.
A special Ganga aarti in Varanasi marked Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public service.
Namami Gange organised the programme at Front Ghat under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.
Participants offered milk to the Ganga, prayed for Modi and the country, and chanted mantras.
Attendees carried national flags and portraits of Modi, and cleaned the riverbank.
The milestone traces to October 7, 2001, when Modi first took oath as Gujarat chief minister.
- Who
- Namami Gange organised the event; participants included coordinator Rajesh Shukla and other attendees.
- What
- A special Ganga aarti and prayers marked Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public service.
- Where
- Front Ghat, Varanasi.
- When
- On the day Modi completed 25 years as head of government; the milestone began October 7, 2001.
- Why
- To mark Modi’s public-service milestone and pray for his continued service and the country’s welfare.
Key facts
- Event
- Special Ganga aarti and prayers
- Organiser
- Namami Gange
- Campaign
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan
- Venue
- Front Ghat, Varanasi
- Milestone
- 25 years in public service
- Starting date
- October 7, 2001, when Modi took oath as Gujarat chief minister
- Additional activity
- Participants cleaned the banks of the Ganga









