Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to his father, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, on his 79th birth anniversary on the banks of the Pangong Lake in Ladakh, August 20, 2023.
IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to his father on his 79th birth anniversary, here and below. All Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Rahul with Ladakhi children at the prayer meeting.
IMAGE: Ladakhis welcome Rahul, here and below.
IMAGE: Buddhist monks at the prayer meeting, here and below.
IMAGE: The territory around the Pangong Lake is fiercely contested between the Indian and Chinese armies, especially after the PLA's incursions into Ladakh after April 2020.
IMAGE: Rahul leaves on his motorcycle after the prayer meeting.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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