PM Modi’s 76th Birthday: 3.5 Lakh Diyas Create Historic Spectacle at Rashtriya Prerna Sthal

Defying evening showers, Uttar Pradesh's capital city scripted a glittering chapter of mass celebration on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday as Lucknow's iconic Rashtriya Prerna Sthal was illuminated with an astounding 350,000 earthen lamps (diyas). Spearheading the grand ceremony organized under the dual banners of 'Ashirwad Ka Diya' and 'Seva Sankalp', Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the program by lighting ceremonial brass lamps before the majestic statues of ideological stalwarts Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, and former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Chief Minister engaged warmly with youth volunteers, captured video memories on his smartphone, and distributed chocolates to participating students while extending prayerful wishes for the Prime Minister's enduring health, longevity, and visionary statesmanship.CM Yogi Hails PM Modi as Architect of Modern India Alongside Top DignitariesAddressing the radiant gathering, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath drew a symbolic parallel between Lord Vishwakarma as the divine creator of the cosmos and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the visionary architect of contemporary India. The Chief Minister emphasized that over the past twelve years, the nation has established an indelible global identity founded upon modern infrastructure, technological advancement, and self-reliance. Affirming that all 250 million citizens of Uttar Pradesh firmly support the PM's goal of a Viksit Bharat, he noted that lamps were glowing not only at public landmarks but inside homes of welfare scheme beneficiaries statewide. The landmark gathering saw high-profile attendance from Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal, MLC Dr. Lalji Prasad Nirmal, MLC Dr. Avinash Singh, MLA Dr. Neeraj Bora, BJP Metropolitan President Anand Dwivedi, Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) Vice Chairman Prathamesh Kumar, and LDA Secretary Sushil Pratap Singh.10,000 Volunteers Carve Ram Mandir Replica and LDA Logos Across 59 SectorsThe monumental illumination was powered by over 10,000 devoted participants, including collegiate volunteers and youth groups from premier educational centers such as Integral University, Jaipuria College, Goel Institute of Higher Studies, and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University. Spanning across 59 designated operational sectors, volunteers invested 11 continuous hours of meticulous preparation to assemble an unbroken 5,000-meter-long glowing earthen chain. Positioned adjacent to the central dais, an intricate layout of 19,000 glowing lamps was artistically mapped to display the logos of the LDA and Rashtriya Prerna Sthal alongside a luminous pictorial depiction of the Ayodhya Ram Temple.