Dehradun: Rahul Gandhi, the former president of the Congress, arrived in Kedarnath on Sunday for a three-day visit. During his visit, he will offer prayers at the holy shrine, taking a break from his hectic election campaign.

After landing at Jolly Grant airport in Uttarakhand, the Congress leader headed to Kedarnath, where he will spend the next three days.

Party leaders greeted him at the airport here on Sunday afternoon after his arrival.

He will offer his prayers at the Kedarnath temple and then return to the national capital, the party leaders said.

For the Congress leader, the Garhwal guest house has been booked and he will return on November 7.

This will be for the first time that Rahul Gandhi will stay in Kedarnath for three days.

Earlier this year, he had stayed at Amritsar’s Golden Temple and offered his services at the gurdwara. He had also cleaned the shoes and temple premises.

Rahul Gandhi’s unexpected three-day visit during the election campaign has fueled the controversy surrounding the Congress’s soft Hindutva stance.

In April 2015, Rahul Gandhi made his way to the revered Kedarnath shrine, where he declared he offered his condolences to the victims of the 2013 Kedarnath floods.