Modi expressed satisfaction at the participation of municipal school children in performing ‘surya namaskar' and said it shows wonders the little children can do if they are given the opportunity.
Kite flyers from various countries and across India have thronged the riverfront to celebrate the festival.
Modi described Swami Vivekanand, whose birth anniversary is being celebrated today, as a source of immense inspiration and a revered figure who taught national unity through the medium of spirituality.
He urged people to get inspired by Vivekanand's message of serving the poor.
Tourism Minister Saurabh Patel said that while India's tourism growth was seven per cent, Gujarat's tourism growth was at 14 per cent.
Modi also greeted people of the country for Makar Sankranti and Uttarayan.
