PM Modi who reached Gujarat this morning first paid tribute to her at her Raysan residence and then carried the bier with the mortal remains to the crematorium for the last rites.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath were among many others who expressed their condolences as the news of PM Modi's mother's demise at the age of 100 broke early Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was scheduled to embark on a visit to West Bengal to launch the developmental projects, may join the events through video conferencing, sources said on Friday.
People of 'Dharmayatra Mahasangh' in Gujarat's Vadodara on Thursday offered prayers at the temple and chanted 'Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra' for the 'good health' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi.