On a visit to his home state, PM Modi, who turned 69 today, offered prayers to goddess Narmada at the Sardar Sarovar dam. Accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, PM Modi offered prayers as part of the state government's Namami Devi Narmade Mahotsav celebrations being held to mark the dam receiving water to its full capacity. PM Modi also visited the Butterfly Garden in Kevadiya and named the saffron coloured plain tiger butterfly as the state butterfly. He began the day with a visit to the 'Statue of Unity' and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada.
