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PM Modi Offers Prayers at Sarojini Nagar Temple Marking 25 Years in Public Service
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked 25 years in public life by offering prayers at the Sri Vinayaka Temple in Sarojini Nagar, Delhi.
- •PM Modi began his executive journey as Gujarat Chief Minister on October 7, 2001, completing a quarter-century in office by October 7, 2026.
- •The Sri Vinayaka Temple is a historic religious center established through community efforts to serve Delhi's South Indian diaspora.
- •The temple's main deity, Karpaga Vinayakar, was consecrated on August 24, 1961, following traditional South Indian architecture and rituals.
- •Over the decades, the temple complex expanded to include shrines for Lord Shiva, Omkareshwar, and other deities alongside regular Vedic rituals.
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PM Narendra Modi visited the Sri Vinayaka Temple in Sarojini Nagar to offer prayers as he marked his completion of 25 years in public life, which began on October 7, 2001, when he took office as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
The idea for the temple originated around 1950 among Delhi's South Indian community, leading to the registration of the Sri Vinayaka Temple Committee on April 16, 1953. The formal consecration of the main deity, Karpaga Vinayakar, took place on August 24, 1961, following construction funded through voluntary public contributions.
In addition to Lord Ganesha, the complex features idols of Lord Navagraha and Lord Hanuman, alongside a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva that was consecrated in June 1983 housing a self-manifested Lingam from the Narmada River.
