PM Modi to visit Gujarat on May 11, offer prayers at Somnath Temple and inaugurate ₹150 crore Sardar Dham complex
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Gujarat on 11 May, covering Gir Somnath and Vadodara in a day packed with religious observance, community engagement, and infrastructure inauguration. Preparations are underway at multiple administrative levels across both districts ahead of the visit.
Somnath Temple Darshan
The Prime Minister is scheduled to begin his visit at the iconic Somnath Temple in Gir Somnath, where he will perform darshan. Ahead of the visit, District Collector N.V. Upadhyay chaired a high-level review meeting, directing officials to ensure uninterrupted power supply, traffic regulation, parking management, and sanitation along designated routes. Barricading and security deployment are being strengthened, with the administration placed on full alert.
Separate coordination meetings have also been held in Gandhinagar under Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi to oversee administrative and security planning for the Prime Minister's engagements across the state.
Inauguration of Sardar Dham Bhavan-3 in Vadodara
Prime Minister Modi will then travel to Vadodara to inaugurate Sardar Dham Bhavan-3, officially known as the Shri Dushyant and Daksha Patel Complex, located near Vaghodia Crossing on NH-8A, adjacent to L&T Knowledge City. The complex has been built at an estimated cost of ₹150 crore and spans approximately 4.75 lakh square feet.
The facility includes 278 accommodation rooms, an NRI guest house, an e-library, a career guidance centre, training facilities, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of approximately 1,000. It is designed to benefit around 2,000 students from the Patidar community.
Mission 2026 and Sardar Dham's Broader Vision
Sardar Dham Trust president Gajji Sutaria, who personally invited the Prime Minister during a recent meeting in New Delhi, described the inauguration as part of
