Rahul's second day visit to the Himalayan temple
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi organised 'bhandara' near the temple premises and served food to devotees and sadhus. He bowed and received blessings from a seer. (Photo PTI)
1,500 devotees served food
Around 1,500 devotees were served food at the 'bhandara', said Teerth Purohit Acharya Santosh Trivedi. (Photo PTI)
Congress leader offered food and tea to pilgrims
Rahul participated in the evening 'aarti' at the temple and offered tea to pilgrims as part of 'chai seva'. (Photo PTI)
Rahul also visited the 'Bheem Shila' behind the Kedarnath temple
The huge rock is believed to have rolled down the mountains during the June 2013 floods and also believed that it protected the temple from the disaster. (Photo PTI)
Rahul Gandhi at Adi Shankaracharya statue
He visited the grand statue of Adi Shankaracharya and offered prayers there in the morning. (Photo PTI)
Rahul serving food at the temple premises
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was observed personally serving food to the people, including devotees and holy men, waiting in line at the temple premises.
Young devotees clicked selfies with him
The surprised devotees, upon seeing the prominent leader among them, asked for selfies, and he kindly agreed without hesitation.
People standing in queue
Earlier in the day, he handed out tea to the people standing in lines outside the temple.