Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah attended 'Mangal Arti' at Jagannath temple here on Saturday early morning.
Shah, who is in Gujarat for a one-day visit will also take part in various events in the vicinity of the city.
Later, he is scheduled to address a youth parliament in a university in Gandhinagar.
The nine-day annual festival of Jagannath Rath Yatra began today.
The Yatra marks the return on Lord Krishna to his place Vrindavan along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra.
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