Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Kedarnath to celebrate Diwali.

Sources in the government had on Monday said the prime minister would offer prayers at the Kedarnath shrine.

'Happy Diwali! May this festival bring happiness, good health and prosperity in everyones lives. May the power of good and brightness always prevail,' Modi said on Twitter.

On Tuesday, Modi said he would celebrate Diwali with army jawans and share pictures of his experience.

After becoming the prime minister in 2014, Modi had spent Diwali at Siachen with Army jawans.

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