According to sources, the Prime Minister will conduct prayers at the Kedarnath Temple and open the Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi Sthal at about 8.35 am.
Preparations are done, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Uttarakhand to visit the Kedarnath Temple. He is expected to unveil the statue and inaugurate Adi Shankaracharya's Samadhi, rebuilt after being destroyed in the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.
According to reports, the PM will be joined at the inauguration event by a slew of dignitaries. BJP Gujarat state president CR Patil will accompany PM Narendra Modi to Kedarnath from Somnath Temple, while BJP Jharkhand MP Nishikant Dubey will accompany him from Deoghar Jyotirling. Others expected to attend include Dr Jitender Singh of the Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar, MP CM Shivraj Chauhan of the Ujjain Mahakal temple, and UP CM Yogi Adityanath of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
कल श्री केदार धाम की भव्यता को एक नया आयाम मिलने वाला है, माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री जी के कर कमलों से आदि शंकराचार्य जी की पवित्र समाधि एवं भव्य प्रतिमा का लोकार्पण किया जाएगा। pic.twitter.com/CnCoPKvgR2
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami)Also Read | PM Modi, jawans celebrate Diwali at J&K's Naushera, ‘I join family to spend Diwali every year’
According to sources, the Prime Minister will conduct prayers at the Kedarnath Temple and open the Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi Sthal at about 8.35 am. He'll head over and assess the ongoing building projects. The prime minister will lay the groundwork for many initiatives and inaugurate significant infrastructure projects at about 9.40 am.
PM Modi will also dedicate critical infrastructure projects totalling Rs 130 crores, such as the Saraswati Retaining Wall Aasthapath and Ghats, the Mandakini Retaining Wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses, and the Garud Chatti bridge on the Mandakini River. During his visit, he will also speak at a public gathering.
सभी प्रदेशवासियों की ओर से माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री जी का हार्दिक स्वागत और अभिनन्दन। pic.twitter.com/vH1rNVLydF
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami)Bagish Ling, a priest of Kedarnath temple, informed news agency ANI they would welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi and do the Maha Rudra Abhishek and pray for the nation's welfare. Dhami Previously, Uttarakhand tourism minister Satpal Maharaj stated that rehabilitation work in Kedarnath would not have been feasible without PM Modi's vision. He added that they look forward to seeing him here soon and kick off the second phase of construction at Kedarnath.
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