REASI: Pankaj Modi, younger brother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra and at Ati Vishnu Mahayagya in Pouni.

At Pouni, Pankaj Modi was received by Sant Balak Yogeshwar Das, who is performing Ati Vishnu Mahayagya.

The Sant shared the vision of developing Pouni as a `Tirth Sthal' (pilgrimage site) and also highlighted the activities of Ati Vishnu Mahayagya Samiti for the welfare of the martyrs' families.

Late, Pankaj Modi left for Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra.