Ujjain lit up with thousands of diyas on Thursday as part of celebrations marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday. BJP national president Nitin Nabin participated in the ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’ programme at Ram Ghat, where the Shipra riverfront was illuminated with diyas.
Nabin shared a live video from Ujjain on X, saying he was participating in the ‘Blessing of the Lamp’ programme organised by the citizens of Ujjain. The visuals showed long stretches of the riverfront glowing with rows of lamps.
The programme was part of a wider series of events organised around PM Modi’s birthday and the BJP’s ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, which is being held from September 17 to October 17 to mark 25 years of PM Modi’s public life.
उज्जैन के नागरिकों द्वारा
आयोजित ‘आशीर्वाद का दीया’ कार्यक्रम में सम्मिलित हो रहा हूँ। https://t.co/qpnzl3XUsp
— Nitin Nabin (@NitinNabin) September 17, 2026
25 Lakh Diyas To Illuminate Ujjain
According to reports, more than 25 lakh diyas were planned across the ghats of the Shipra river and the Mahakal Lok area in Ujjain. Nabin was scheduled to reach Ram Ghat in the evening and light the ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’ before attending a bhajan programme.
The event comes days after Nabin appealed to people across the country to light an ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’ at their homes between 6 pm and 7 pm on September 17 and pray for PM Modi’s long life and good health.
The Ujjain event was among several diya-lighting programmes held across the country to mark PM Modi’s birthday, including large-scale celebrations in Gujarat and Assam. In Gujarat, more than 88 lakh earthen lamps were planned at over 18,500 locations under the ‘Aashirvad No Divdo’ programme.
