PM to inaugurate 'Kabir Mahotsav' at Maghar in UP tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day 'Kabir Mahotsav' organised by the Union Ministry of Culture at Maghar in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar district tomorrow to mark the 500th death anniversary of mystic poet and saint Kabir Das.

He will also address a public rally at Maghar and lay the foundation stone of a research institute there.

Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others will attend the inauguration ceremony of the 'Kabir Mahotsav', which will feature folk music, dance performances and musical theatre in which artistes from all over the country would participate.

The festival will witness performances by a diverse genres of classical artists, contemporary Varanasi-centric ensembles and folk troupes.

Modi will visit the Sant Kabir cave and unveil a plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of the Kabir Academy, which will highlight the great saint's teachings and philosophy, an official statement said.

According to it, the prime minister will offer a 'chadar' at the 'mazaar' of Kabir.