Advani to visit Somnath temple on Sept 25

Friday, September 22, 2006, 19:39 [IST]

Junagadh, Sep 22 (UNI) Senior BJP leader L K Advani will visit the Somnath temple here on September 25 for his annual darshan.

This would be his 17th visit after he began his famous 'rath yatra' on September 25, 1990, which catapulted him to fame and to the post of Deputy Prime Minister during NDAs regime.

Mr Advani always arrives to pay a visit to the Somnath temple ever since he began his first 'rath yatra' on September 25.

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Friday, September 22, 2006,19:40 [IST]

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