Picture of Crowd of Mathura Ashram Bhandara is getting viral as Rahul Gandhi Bharat Jodo Yatra? Read Fact Check

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A picture is getting viral on social media sites. In which it can be seen as a vast crowd gathered together. Social media users are claiming that Rahul Gandhi is being welcomed in Rajasthan.

By sharing this picture a user named Save The Nation captioned: “Grand welcome of @RahulGandhi Ji #BharatJodoYatra by the crowd in Rajasthan.”

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Source: Twitter

Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar claim-

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Source: Twitter

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Source: Twitter

Fact Check: 

To analyze the reality of the viral video the team of DFRAC did a reverse image search of the picture and  found a Facebook post by Jaigurudev Ashram Mathura who posted similar collages of pictures and captioned: “ Jaygurudev 3 Dec 2022,  Jai Gurudev Ashram Mathura, Devotees throng the sacred Bhandara event of Pujya Dada Guru Maharaj.”

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Source: Facebook 

Meanwhile, we also found similar pictures with similar claims related to Ashram Mathura Bhandara-

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Source: Facebook

At the same time, we also found the video of Bhandara on a Youtube channel of Uttar Pradesh Gramin Live News. The headline of the video is:” Jai Gurudev Ashram celebrates the auspicious Bhandara of Pujya Dada Guru Maharaj.” (English Translation)

Source: Youtube

Conclusion:

It is clear from the fact check of DFRAC that the picture is from Mathura Ashram not from Rajasthan and the crowd gathered to celebrate Jai Gurudev Ashram Programs of Pujya Dada Guru Maharaj, not for welcoming Rahul Gandhi Ji. Therefore, the claim made by social media users is Misleading.