--- description: Modi supporters in the Prime Minister's home state of Gujarat have erected a temple to him. Modi has condemned the project title: India's Prime Minister Is Being Worshipped Like a God image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf948204660a314bf/69877ee755a859699ba85c8a/462748372.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Now Being Worshipped Like a God by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 12, 2015 6:01 AM CUT  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally at Ambedkar Nagar in New Delhi on Feb. 4, 2015 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally at Ambedkar Nagar in New Delhi on Feb. 4, 2015Vipin Kumar—Hindustan Times/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 12, 2015 6:01 AM CUT Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys widespread support, popularity and even reverence among large sections of his country’s population, but a few supporters in his home state of Gujarat have taken it a step further — by [building a temple](http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/rajkot-temple-dedicated-to-modi-set-to-be-inaugurated-on-sunday/ "undefined") to him. The temple is located on the outskirts of the city of Rajkot and will be inaugurated on Sunday, the _Indian Express_ reports. The centerpiece is a garish idol of Modi worth more than $3,000 — a considerable sum in a state where the average daily wage is less than $5. > [](https://twitter.com/ANI%5Fnews/status/565715724786991105) But Modi, who caused a stir last month when he met President Barack Obama in a suit [embroidered with his own name](http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/01/26/india-obama-fashion-idINKBN0KZ1CJ20150126 "undefined"), is not pleased. > [](https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/565711345547747330) > [](https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/565711528167751684) The Prime Minister then suggested that followers could show their devotion by contributing to his program to bring better sanitation to India. If you really want to honor Modi, you could build a [toilet block instead](http://http://world.time.com/2013/10/03/gods-house-or-the-outhouse-indias-leaders-debate-spending-priorities/ "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/565711752273608704) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3706501/india-narendra-modi-temple-god/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3706501/india-narendra-modi-temple-god/"},"headline":"Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Now Being Worshipped Like a God","datePublished":"2015-02-12T06:01:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:48.362Z","description":"But's he not happy about it","url":"https://time.com/3706501/india-narendra-modi-temple-god/","keywords":["Newsfeed","India","Narendra Modi","gujarat","Prime Minister"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf948204660a314bf/69877ee755a859699ba85c8a/462748372.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf948204660a314bf/69877ee755a859699ba85c8a/462748372.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addresses Election Campaign Rally At Ambedkar Nagar","caption":"Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addresses Election Campaign Rally At Ambedkar Nagar","creditText":"Vipin Kumar—Hindustan Times/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3706501/india-narendra-modi-temple-god/","name":"Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Now Being Worshipped Like a God"}}]}] ```