Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi visits Nashik temple after Bihar polls loss? No, video is old
A video is circulating on social media with the claim that it shows Rahul Gandhi offering prayers at Trimbakeshwar Temple in Nashik after Congress faced losses in the Bihar Elections 2025.
By - K Sherly Sharon
Claim:The video shows Rahul Gandhi offering prayers at Trimbakeshwar Temple in Nashik after Congress faced losses in the Bihar polls.
Fact:The claim is false. The video shows Rahul Gandhi offering prayers at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Nashik on March 14, 2024.
Hyderabad: A video showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a temple is going viral on social media. Those sharing the video claim that he visited the temple after the party faced heavy losses in the recently concluded Bihar State Assembly Elections.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition secured a victory with 202 seats out of 243 in the Bihar polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single-largest party in Bihar with 89 seats, with Congress winning only six seats.
Text on the video states, “Rahul Gandhi reached the Trimbakeshwar Temple in Maharashtra to offer prayers… Is the prince’s health okay??? The moment they lost Bihar, he suddenly remembered saffron and God.” (Translated from Hindi)
The video was shared on Instagram with the caption, “As soon as they lost Bihar, suddenly saffron and God came back to mind.” (Translated from Hindi) (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is old.
Using reverse image search of the viral video keyframes, we found a report uploaded by Aaj Tak on its YouTube channel on March 14, 2024. The title read: ‘Rahul Gandhi worships at Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Nashik, watch video.’
The video shows Rahul Gandhi taking part in prayers at the temple and offering aarti. This video and the viral video are from the same day, where Rahul Gandhi was seen offering prayers at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple. Rahul Gandhi visited the temple when his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra reached Nashik in Maharashtra on March 14, 2024.
Zee 24 Taas also shared a video on YouTube where Rahul Gandhi is seen taking part in prayers at Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Nashik on March 14, 2024. The viral video and the video uploaded by Zee 24 are from the same day.
India.com also published a report on March 14, 2024, with the cover image showing Rahul Gandhi at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple.
The Hindi report, when translated, stated that Rahul Gandhi, who was leading the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra, was in Nashik of Maharashtra. “On this occasion, Rahul Gandhi offered prayers at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Nashik. During the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra, Rahul Gandhi stopped and offered prayers at the temple.”
We checked the social media profiles of the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi. But we did not find any latest images or videos indicating that Rahul Gandhi offered prayers at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple after Congress lost the Bihar elections in 2025.
It is clear that the video shows Rahul Gandhi offering prayers at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Nashik on March 14, 2024. Therefore, NewsMeter concludes that the viral claim is false.
