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The day also was the 100th birth anniversary of Big B's famous poet father Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan and the family marked it with the celestial 'darshan' at Kashi Vishwanath in the prized 'Bramha Muhurat.' The priest-cum-astrologer of the Bachchan family, Acharya Chandramauli Upadhayay after performing the Abhishek Pujan -- Dugdabhishek and Jalabhishek -- at the Kashi Vishwanath temple accompanied his 'yajman'(the one at whose behest rites are performed) to the Sankatmochan temple.

They participated in the early morning Arti of Lord Hanuman followed by 'parikrama' of the Hanuman and 'darshan' at Ram-Janaki temple.

They were then led by Acharya Upadhyaya to the 'havan kund' in the temple premises, where 85 priests had been performing the Shanti Paath for the family since yesterday. The Shanti Paath was followed by the 'Panchang Pujan' and recital of Hanuman Chalisa by the Bachchans and Aishwarya.

The last on the one and half hour pujan programme were the Yash Kirti Yajna and Navagraha Shanti Path, which priests present at the temple said was performed for the prosperity of the 'yajman.' The family also participated in the 'havan' with Amitabh seated next to Jaya and son Abhishek with Aishwarya.

The entire religious exercise at the temple assumed significance in the wake of reports of a hurdle of 'Mangal Graha'(planet Mars) in Aishwarya's horoscope which was hampering the prospects of her marital bond with Abhishek.

The Bachchans, after an hour and half 'pujan' at the Sankatmochan temple left for the Hotel at 0630 hrs. while Junior Bachchan will fly to Agra at 1230 hrs today, the private plane will leave for New Delhi from Agra at 1430 hrs.

The remaining members of the Bachchan family Amitabh, Ajitabh, Shweta and Namrata will leave by another private flight for Mumbai also at 1230 hrs from Varanasi Airport.