India, May 11 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday offered prayers and performed Jalabhishek at the historic Gauri Shankar Temple in Chandni Chowk to mark the completion of 75 years of the reconstruction of Somnath Temple.

According to an official statement, Gupta visited the temple along with cabinet ministers Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Kapil Mishra. The leaders participated in special prayers following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for commemorative observances linked to the Somnath reconstruction milestone.

The statement said Prime Minister Modi also offered prayers at Somnath Temple with full religious rituals and traditions on the occasion.

Officials said the CM joined the larger event through a live t...