Watch: Amit Shah Performs "Aarti" At Jagannath Temple In Ahmedabad Ahead Of Rath Yatra

The 19-km rath yatra will be taken out amid a curfew in view of the pandemic.

Amit Shah, the new Minister of Cooperation, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat fed a temple elephant and also performed "aarti" at the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad ahead of the annual rath yatra, which commences today. #WATCH | Gujarat: Union Minister Amit Shah performs 'arti' at Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad ahead of Rath Yatra pic.twitter.com/QMO94gwem0 #WATCH | Gujarat: Union Minister Amit Shah feeds a temple elephant at Ahmedabad's Jagannath Temple pic.twitter.com/BC9xlgDHu2 The 19-km yatra will be taken out amid a curfew in view of the pandemic. Also, authorities plan to complete it in four to five hours as against the usual time of 12 hours. The Minister is seen sitting cross-legged on the floor and performing "aarti" with other devotees. A smiling Mr Shah is also seen feeding the temple elephant sugarcane and bananas. The elephant, in turn, in seen blessing the Minister and everyone gets ready for a photo-op.