Bhubaneswar, Sept. 17 -- More than one crore lamps were lit across all 30 districts of Odisha on Thursday as part of the state-wide 'Ashirbadara Deepa' (Lamps of Blessings) programme organised to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday.
The programme, held under the 'Seva Sankalpa Abhiyan-2026', witnessed the participation of families, Self-Help Group members and beneficiaries of the Subhadra scheme, who lit lamps at their homes and joined collective celebrations at various locations.
The main event was organised at the historic Mukteshwar Temple premises in Bhubaneswar, where thousands of women and young people gathered to offer prayers for the Prime Minister's long life and good health.
As dusk descended, the ancient temple c...