Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Kedarnath on Wednesday where he offered prayers at the shrine. He also reviewed the Kedarpuri project, the foundation stone for which was laid in October 2017, reports Hindustan TV.
The temple was devastated in the 2013 flash floods that killed thousands.
On Tuesday, 5,100 ‘diyas’ were lit together and arranged in rows around the temple and at all sacred spots close to it, Hindustan Times reported.
Later in the day, he will fly to Punjab border to celebrate Diwali with army jawans.
