Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Kedarnath temple and performed 'aarti' at the shrine early Friday. He then unveiled the statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya, the 8th-century seer who had attained Moksha at Kedarnath.

Meanwhile, thick blanket of smog engulfed the national capital as the air quality in some parts of Delhi deteriorated to "hazardous" category a day after Diwali on Friday. In most areas, the AQI hovered around the 451 (severe) mark.