Sant Kabir Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 28 (NT): Marking the 500th death anniversary of Kabir Das, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a two-day 'Kabir Mahotsav' at Maghar in Sant Kabir district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The festival will be organized by the Ministry of Culture. This will feature folk music, dance performances, and musical theatre. Artistes from all over the country will participate.

Union Minister for Culture Mahesh Sharma and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also amplify the grace of event by their attendance.

"Modi will also visit the Sant Kabir cave and unveil a plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of the Kabir Academy, which will highlight the great saint's teachings and philosophy. The Prime Minister will offer a chadar at the mazaar of Kabir," an official statement read.

 Ahead of upcoming polls, Prime Minister Modi will also address a public rally at Maghar.

The two days 'Kabir Mahotsav' which pays tribute to an Urdu poet and a Sufi musician from the 18th century - Kabir and Amir Khusro respectively. In MP This will also organize in  Shaheed Bhawan reverberate with Sufism.