Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered prayers at the Somnath Temple in Gujarat as part of the ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’ celebrations commemorating 1000 years of unbroken faith and resilience since Mahmud of Ghazni’s first attack on the Somnath Temple in January 1026.
Gujarat: PM Modi offers prayers at Somnath Temple, plays ‘damru’ at Shaurya Yatra. (IANS)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered prayers at the Somnath Temple in Gujarat as part of the ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’ celebrations commemorating 1000 years of unbroken faith and resilience since Mahmud of Ghazni’s first attack on the Somnath Temple in January 1026.
PM Modi performed ‘Abhishek’ and ‘Aarti’ at the temple and sought the blessings of Lord Somnath.
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#WATCH | Gujarat | PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Somnath Temple.
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After offering prayers at the sacred shrine, PM interacted with the priests and met the children from Gurukuls. He also played drums with one of the artist groups, who had come to participate in the cultural performances at the Parv.
During his visit to the Somnath Temple, the Prime Minister also paid floral tributes to the statues of Veer Hamirji Gohil and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi during the visit.
The Prime Minister also took part in a ‘Shaurya Yatra’ at Somnath organised to honour the warriors who sacrificed their lives defending the Somnath Temple during the attack.
During the ceremonial procession, PM Modi played ‘damru’ while standing in an open vehicle decorated with flowers.
As part of the four-day-long national commemoration, the ‘Shaurya Yatra’ saw participation of 108 horses of the Gujarat Police Mounted Unit, including locally bred Kathiawadi and Marwadi breeds, which had undergone eight months of training for the procession.
#WATCH | Gujarat | PM Narendra Modi interacts with artists in attendance, after offering prayers at Somnath Temple.
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#WATCH | Gujarat | PM Narendra Modi leaves from Somnath Temple after concluding the ‘Shaurya Yatra’ and offering prayers.
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PM Modi will be travelling to Rajkot in the afternoon. As per the schedule, he will inaugurate a trade show and exhibition as part of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference at Marwari University.
He will also launch the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for Kutch and Saurashtra. Later, the Phase 2 route of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project from Sector 10A to Mahatma Mandir will also be launched by PM Modi at Mahatma Mandir Metro Station in Gandhinagar.
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