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Garhshankar, December 18

Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi visited the ‘Tap Asthan’ of Guru Ravidas to pay obeisance and took blessings here on Saturday. The Chief Minister, who reached the place in the afternoon, prayed for the well-being of all humanity.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said Guru Ravidas gave the message of welfare of all mankind and equality among all sections of society. “The bani of Guru Ravidas is included in Sri Guru Granth Sahib,” said Chief Minister Channi, adding that Guru Ravidas laid out the concept of such an ideal society where nobody undergoes suffering of any kind.

On the occasion, chairman, Sri Guru Ravidas Itihasik Dharam Asthan Prabandhak Committee, Khuralgarh Sahib, Dr Kulvaran Singh and president Bhai Kewal Singh honoured the Chief Minister with a siropa. The Chief Minister also paid obeisance at ‘Charan Chhoh Ganga’ where he was felicitated by Sant Sarwan Dass and Satwinderjeet Singh Heera.

Ravidas was an Indian mystic poet-sant of the Bhakti movement and founder of Ravidassia religion during the 15th to 16th century CE. He was born in the village of Seer Goverdhanpur, near Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh.