Amitabh’s family head for Varanasi puja

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is scheduled to perform a puja along with his family at a Varanasi temple Monday.

Bollywood’s first family is expected to arrive in Varanasi Sunday night 10.30 p.m. and will head for the ancient Kashi Vishwanath temple, said local sources.

Aishwarya Rai, rumoured to be a special friend of the superstar’s son Abhishek, is also expected to be part of the entourage, they added.

According to local administration officials, the high-profile guests will drive down straight to the Taj Ganges hotel where 22 rooms are booked for them.

A high-security ring is being put into place around the Shiva temple, which will be closed to devotees while the one-hour ‘puja’ is on. The ‘mangala aarti’ - prosperity invocation - is scheduled for 3.30 a.m. Monday.

Amitabh will be accompanied by his actress-MP wife Jaya, daughter Shweta, brother Ajitabh and Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh.

The Varanasi administration was tight-lipped about the visit until the news leaked out Sunday morning.

— IANS

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