The film industry in south India is used to seeing pictures of extreme simplicity when Rajinikanth tours the Himalayas, leading a spartan lifestyle. Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan seems cut of the same cloth.

His fans were rather surprised to see the simple room in which he stayed during his visit to Haridwar and Rishikesh, at the invitation of waterman of India, Rajendra Singh. His media team made it a point to share the pictures, probably to show that he is different from the rest of the political and Tollywood ilk.

Pawan visited the two places to attend the first death anniversary event of GD Aggarwal, who fought all his life for the cleansing of the Ganges. He also attended the aarti in Haridwar.  (See slideshow)