Old video of Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat temple falsely shared linking to the Janmashtami celebration

The viral video shows Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka, Gujarat. It dates back to February 2022.

Devotees across India celebrated Krishna ‘Janmashtami’ with great enthusiasm, marking Lord Krishna’s birth day on 26 august. Temples are alive with festivities, demonstrating a deep reverence for the deity.

Amidst this, a video viral on social media claims to show Congress leader Rahul Gandhi taking part in the Janmashtami celebrations. The caption on the post reads, “LOP Sri Rahul Gandhi ji proceeding to Krishna temple to celebrate the occasion.”

In the video, we see Rahul Gandhi with a basket of offerings on his head and other leaders chanting Lord Krishna’s name inside a temple.

Let’s check the truth

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Fact Check- 

We started our investigation with a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a report published by NDTV on 26 February 2022 with a headline, “In Gujarat For Congress Strategy Meet, Rahul Gandhi Visits A Temple”. The report also included a screenshot of the viral video.

The report states that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offered prayers at the Dwarkadhish temple following his arrival in Gujarat for his party’s brainstorming session to chalk out a strategy for the state Assembly elections due in December. The report adds “Mr Gandhi is here to take part in the Chintan Shivir, a brainstorming session organised by the Gujarat Congress, which began on Friday and will end on Sunday. The visit is being seen as the start of the Congress’ election campaign for the Assembly polls in a state that for long has been a BJP fortress”.

The report makes no mention of Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the temple to celebrate Janmashtami.

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Moving forward, we have come across a video report by ANI uploaded on their YouTube channel mentioning the same details. The description states “Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka, Gujarat on February 26. He offered prayers and sought the blessings. Rahul Gandhi also addressed the Chintan Shivir in Dwarka during his visit”.

Conclusion- 

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. The viral video shows Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka, Gujarat. It dates back to February 2022. It has no link to recent Janmashtami celebration.