India, Jan. 27 -- In a significant political and religious outreach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Dera Sachkhand Ballan, the influential seat of the Ravidassia community, on February 1.

The visit coincides with the 649th birth anniversary of Guru Ravidass and comes on the heels of the Centre conferring the Padma Shri upon Dera head Sant Niranjan Dass.

The Prime Minister's visit to the village in Jalandhar district follows a high-profile meeting in December last year, where Sant Niranjan Dass personally invited Modi and requested nationwide celebrations for the spiritual leader's 650th birth anniversary in 2027.

Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu said that the PM would arrive on Sunday afternoon following the Union Budge...