Varanasi: To mark Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 69th birthday, a supporter has offered a gold crown weighing 1.25 kg at a temple in Varanasi.
Arvind Singh made the offering on Monday night, a day before Modi's birthday.
"Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, I took a vow to offer gold crown weighing 1.25 kg to Lord Hanuman if Modiji formed the government for the second time," he told Indian news agency ANI.
"He (PM Modi) is the one, who is building the nation in a way that was not done in the last 75 years. So, it was decided that this crown would be offered to Lord Hanuman a day before his birthday so that his and India's future should shine like gold. It is a gift to him from the people of Kashi," a priest said.
Modi who will be in Ahmedabad for his birthday was welcomed by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at the airport last night.
His party BJP has marked the occasion by observing a 'Seva Saptah' during which various social initiatives will be launched.