Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani kicked off his Bharat Uday Yatra from Kanyakumari on Wednesday to the rendition of Vande Mataram and the sound of conch shells.

Here, Advani waves to the crowd from the top of a bus as his daughter Pratibha (left) and wife Kamala (right) look on.

Photos: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

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