On Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the Golden Temple, where he participated in 'seva' (voluntary service) by offering water to devotees and cleaning their bowls as part of a prayer ritual. (PTI)
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During his visit to the Golden Temple, Rahul Gandhi was observed wearing a blue headscarf as a mark of reverence at the sanctum sanctorum. (PTI)
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Rahul Gandhi also made a visit to the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, and participated in 'seva' by cleaning the water bowls used by devotees. (PTI)
After spending a while at the shrine, he proceeded to a nearby hotel. Later, around 8 pm, he returned and engaged in 'seva' at the 'Chhabeel', where he served water to the devotees visiting the Golden Temple. (PTI)
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Several devotees were seen clicking pictures and making videos of Gandhi on their mobile phones. One of the women devotees shook hands with Gandhi. (PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
