New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Kedarnath on Friday morning and offered prayers at the Shiva temple. Narendra Modi unveiled Adi Guru Shankaracharya’s reconstructed a 12 foot statue today, which has destructed in the 2013 Uttarakhand floods, and inaugurated the rebuilt Samadhi of the eighth century seer.

PM @narendramodi arrives in #Kedarnath, #Uttarakhand, he will offer prayers at the temple shortly

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Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of reconstruction projects worth over ₹ 300 crore at the Himalayan temple. PM Modi was welcomed at the Dehradun airport by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd), Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and his cabinet colleagues Subodh Uniyal and Ganesh Joshi, besides Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Premchand Aggarwal.

Glimpses of the 12-foot Murti of Adi Guru Adi Shankaracharya to be inaugurated by PM Sh @narendramodi ji in Kedarnath tomorrow, Nov 5th.

On this occasion, pogrammes are being organized at Jyotirlingas, Jyotishpeeth & at the birthplace of the Jagadguru in Kalady, Kerala. pic.twitter.com/H71CHtX3af

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The statue unveiling ceremony will be telecast live at the 12 Jyotirlingas, four Shankaracharya mutts (monasteries), his birthplace and several prominent temples across the country. Modi will inaugurate some projects i.e. Saraswati Retaining Wall Aasthapath and Ghats, Mandakini Retaining Wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses, and Garud Chatti bridge on river Mandakini. He is also scheduled to address a public rally during his visit.