Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turns 66 this year, is celebrating his birthday in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, with his mother Hiraben.
PM Modi reached the residence of his brother Pankaj Modi in Raysan area of state capital, where his 97-year-old mother is staying and spent around 25 minutes with her.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior BJP leader LK Advani, among others wished him on his birthday, along with hundreds of important personalities from across the globe.
A Surat-based bakery has also baked a special birthday cake for the PM, and is aiming for Guinness World Record as the tallest pyramid cake ever made.
According to a report in The Times of India, the bakery has collaborated with an NGO for this feat.
Padma Shri award-winning sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik also created a special sculpture dedicated to PM Modi.
PM Modi is slated to travel to Limkheda of Dahod to inaugurate many schemes for development of this tribal district later in the day.
In the afternoon PM Modi will be in Navsari, where he is scheduled to take part in a function where aid would be distributed to the differently-abled persons.
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Open Image ModalIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) embraces British Prime Minister David Cameron (R). (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFile photo of PM Modi (R) with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalNarendra Modi and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc. (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left and French President Francois Hollande greet each other at the Rock Garden in Chandigarh. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama embraces Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives with first lady Michelle Obama on Air Force One at Air Force Station Palam, in Palam. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalUS President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hug. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image Modal"I feel my friendship with @TonyAbbottMHR will further strengthen India-Australia ties in the years to come." (credit:Twitter/@narendramodi)
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Open Image ModalFile photo of Narendra Modi and Lal Krishna Advani. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalModi and Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak embrace as they take part in a group photo during the ASEAN plus India meeting. (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalRussian Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C), and South African President Jacob Zuma (R) pose for the photo session during the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on July 15, 2014. (credit:YASUYOSHI CHIBA via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalFile photo of Narendra Modi and Lal Krishna Advani. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalFile photo of Modi and Yoga guru Baba Ramdev. (credit:Mint via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, is hugged by his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott during a reception at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalPM Modi with a BJP leader. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Open Image ModalPrime Minister Narendra Modi with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, Pakistan. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)