Watch: Skies above Somnath come alive as IAF's Suryakiran aerobatic team performs stunning manoeuvres

The IAF's Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team performed aerial manoeuvres during the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav astatine the Somnath Temple connected Monday.As portion of the celebrations, Narendra Modi participated successful the Vishesh Maha Puja, followed by the Kumbhabhishek and Dhvajarohan ceremonies, marking the consecration rituals and the hoisting of the temple flag.

PM Modi connected Monday offered prayers astatine the Somnath Temple, 1 of the 12 Jyotirlingas, arsenic portion of the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav commemorating 75 years since the inauguration of the restored temple by India’s archetypal President, Rajendra Prasad.Before entering the temple premises, the premier curate paid tribute to the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during a roadshow successful Somnath.Earlier successful the day, the PM Modi held a roadshow connected his mode to the temple, drafting ample crowds of supporters amid heightened information arrangements crossed cardinal areas of the city.PM Modi is connected a sojourn to Gujarat to be the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav and inaugurate Sardar Dham successful Vadodara, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi had said connected May 9.PM Modi connected Friday shared an op-ed up of his projected sojourn to the Somnath Temple connected May 11, reflecting connected the temple’s civilisational value and paying tribute to those who preserved and restored it done the centuries.In a station connected X, Modi said, "Wrote an OpEd astir my forthcoming sojourn to Somnath connected 11th May and wherefore this time volition ever beryllium important with respect to Somnath and the greatness of our civilisation.

Also paid homage to each idiosyncratic who endured each sorts of challenges yet ever protected Somnath and restored its glory."In the op-ed, the premier curate noted that the sojourn would people 75 years since the inauguration of the restored Somnath Temple by India’s archetypal President, Rajendra Prasad. PM Modi besides referred to the Somnath Swabhiman Parv held earlier this twelvemonth to commemorate 1,000 years since the archetypal onslaught connected the temple, describing Somnath’s past arsenic a travel “from ruin to renewal” oregon “from Vidhvans to Srijan.”