Deepika Padukone has jutted off to the North, Rishikesh to be specific, along with the banks of river Ganga. The actress, who will soon be starting shooting of her upcoming film, Padmavati, was spotted at Parmarth Niketan Ashram. Pictures of the diva performing the Ganga aarti have been floating about on social media. According to a PTI report, Swami Chidananda Saraswati, who heads the ashram, gifted her a Rudraksha sapling. He further added that if the saints, singers and actors worked together for cleanliness the mission will easily achieve its objective. Deepika was accompanied by her mother Ujjala also, as they offered their prayers. We believe before she starts shooting for Padmavati, perhaps the actress wants to pray and hope for no more perils for Padmavati.

There have been quite a lot of attacks made on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama, verbally, physically and in every way possible. From vandalism to the director being abused to even beaten up by the crowd, a lot has happened. The reason for the same is extremely baseless as they believe the rumours of a love scene between Alauddin Khilji and Rani Padmavati, might be true. Due to this, they’ve caused various kinds of riots against the film. While the rumours are baseless and the crew has officially made the announcement on several platforms, people are still hell bent on stopping the production. This has resulted in a lot of financial issues with the constant vandalism on sets.

Video- Deepika Padukone at the divin Ganga aarti ceremony in Rishikesh today. pic.twitter.com/eAEltjV1DK

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Perhaps to avoid any more trouble, the actress flew up to the North, to offer prayers and hope for a trouble-free shoot of Padmavati. As you can see the pictures, the diva has donned a plain white kurta along with a shawl. She has tied her hair in a bun and is religiously following all the instructions given to her by the saints. There was a huge pooja conducted where holy recitals were sung by all. You can check it out above. Professionally, we’ll (hopefully) be seeing her next in Padmavati with Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor. Apart from that, there are rumours stating that she has bagged a role opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Aanand L Rai’s next. But that doesn’t mean she has stopped scouting for offers in the West. We hear the diva is looking for projects both in Hollywood as well as Bollywood.