Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Varanasi received a rousing welcome from the people in his Lok Sabha constituency as they showered flower petals and chanted slogans of 'Modi, Modi' and 'Har Har Mahadev'.
While the locals were welcoming the prime minister, he asked his security personnel to step aside and accepted a 'pagdi' (turban) and a scarf from a man.
He is on a two-day visit to the city to inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project.
When Modi's car was making its way through a lane lined with people who were raising slogans and greeting him with flowers.
A bystander tried to offer the PM a pagdi and a scarf but the SPG personnel stopped him.
After Modi intervened and opened the door of his vehicle the bystander was allowed pass on the gifts.
The man presented the scarf and turban to the PM.
