Varanasi, Feb 22 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived at the Banaras Hindu University in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi to attend the university's convocation ceremony.

Earlier during the day, he visited Ravidas temple on the occasion of the birth anniversary celebrations of the 15th century Dalit poet and mystic.

The Prime Minister arrived in Varanasi on Sunday in a special aircraft from Kolkata, where he had inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Gaudiya Math.

The Prime Minister was received among others by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, state minister Durga Prasad Yadav and a number of BJP leaders.

Speculations are rife that the Prime Minister might visit any of the fabled ghats along the banks of the river and pay obeisance at one of the myriad temples to which this ancient temple town owes its renown.

However, there has been no official confirmation of the same so far.

This is the sixth visit of Prime Minister Modi to his Lok Sabha constituency since May 2014.

The visit comes just ahead of Parliament's Budget Session, scheduled to commence on February 23 which is expected to be stormy in view of the politically surcharged atmosphere prevailing in the country.