{"id":25157,"date":"2026-09-17T01:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25157"},"modified":"2026-09-17T01:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:21:57","slug":"88-lakh-diyas-to-light-up-gujarat-for-pm-modis-birthday-ahmedabad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25157","title":{"rendered":"88 lakh diyas to light up Gujarat for PM Modi\u2019s birthday | Ahmedabad News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134297043,imgsize-165236,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/gujarat-to-celebrate-pms-bday.jpg\" alt=\"88 lakh diyas to light up Gujarat for PM Modi\u2019s birthday\" title=\"The main event will be held at Kankaria Lakefront\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The main event will be held at Kankaria Lakefront\">The main event will be held at Kankaria Lakefront<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AHMEDABAD\/GANDHINAGAR: More than 88 lakh earthen lamps will illuminate over 18,500 locations across Gujarat on Thursday as part of the \u2018Aashirvad No Divdo\u2019 programme being organised under the month-long \u2018Seva Ane Sankalp Abhiyan\u2019 to mark Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a>\u2019s 76th birthday and commemorate his 25 years of public service.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In Ahmedabad, the main event will be held at Kankaria Lakefront, where Union home minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/amit-shah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amit Shah<\/a> and chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bhupendra-patel\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bhupendra Patel<\/a> will be present. The programme will feature the lighting of 1.25 lakh diyas at the lakefront, while another 76,000 lamps will illuminate the Atal Bridge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Amit Shah, Patel and mayor Hitesh Barot will also participate in the evening aarti at Jagannath Temple along with 1,000 sanitation workers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Providing details on Wednesday, state govt spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said programmes across Gujarat would begin at 6pm with bhajan sandhyas and cultural performances. <!-- -->The diyas will be lit at 7pm, coinciding with temple aartis. He said prayers will be offered for the PM\u2019s long life.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>At Ambaji, assembly speaker Shankar Chaudhary and BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma will attend the programme. Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi will be present at Olpad, while Union minister C R Paatil will attend the event at Navdi Ovara in Surat city. Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya will attend the programme at Hirasar in Rajkot.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The celebrations will be held at temples, lakes, riverfronts, public squares, city gates, dairy premises, statues of prominent personalities, traffic circles, town halls, gardens and APMCs across the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>In Ahmedabad, 4.8 lakh lamps will be lit across all 48 municipal wards. Blood donation camps will be organised at 10 locations, while free medical camps will be held at 14 sites. A range of social, health, religious and public welfare initiatives have also been planned across the city.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Across the state\u2019s 17 municipal corporations, 17 major city-level events are expected to draw around 2.8 lakh people. Another 17 programmes, including bhajan sandhyas, are expected to attract 4.8 lakh participants. In addition, local programmes will be organised at 12,481 locations across 287 wards, with an estimated participation of 16 lakh people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>In municipalities, 152 major programmes, 152 additional programmes such as bhajan sandhyas and 5,740 local events have been planned. Across municipal corporation and municipality areas, the combined programme includes 169 major events, 169 additional programmes and 18,508 local-level programmes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Vaghani said the month-long campaign would also focus on taking the benefits of Ayushman Bharat, foodgrain distribution and farmer welfare schemes to the last mile.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ahmedabad\/88-lakh-diyas-to-light-up-gujarat-for-pm-modis-birthday\/articleshow\/134294136.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main event will be held at Kankaria Lakefront AHMEDABAD\/GANDHINAGAR: More than 88 lakh earthen lamps will illuminate over 18,500 locations across Gujarat on Thursday as part of the \u2018Aashirvad No Divdo\u2019 programme being organised under the month-long \u2018Seva Ane Sankalp Abhiyan\u2019 to mark Prime Minister Narendra 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