1 / 7Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached the Somnath temple to offer prayers.2 / 7PM Modi who is in poll-bound Gujarat this weekend is expected to participate in at least eight programmes crisscrossing the state from Saurashtra to Surat.3 / 7The Prime Minister is also the Chairman of the Somnath trust.4 / 7PM Modi is scheduled to address four rallies in the Saurashtra region. Venues have been finalised at Veraval, Dhorarji, Amreli and Botad.5 / 7A video - tweeted by news agency ANI - showed PM Modi offering prayers at the iconic Somnath temple. He also greeted the community of priests. Visuals also showed him offering prayers at the shrine.6 / 7This comes a day after he held a gathering in Valsad on Saturday evening; and held a roadshow. Eight rallies - over a span of three days - have been scheduled as the BJP prepares for a return in the state where it has been ruling for more than two decades7 / 7Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda are also in Gujarat, which votes in two phases, for campaigning. Polling will be held in Gujarat on December 1 and December 5; and votes will be counted on December 8.