VARANASI, March 10 -- A day after Mahashivratri and a fortnight before Holi, rose petals and abir- gulal (dry colours) were showered, conch shells blown and damrus (pellet drums ) played as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday received a grand welcome in Varanasi from residents and BJP workers during a 28-kilometre road show from the airport to the city where he offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple amid the chanting of Vedic mantras.It was Modi's first visit to Uttar Pradesh since the BJP named him the party candidate for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency for the third time....