Building temples for politicians are not new in India. Recently, there was a huge uproar due to the fact that a temple which was built in 2006 for Mr. Modi was being modified with a statue of his (replacing a photograph) . Some 350 Modi supporters collected donations for the construction of a dome-roofed temple, some 210km (130 miles) from Gujarat’s main city of Ahmedabad.
Recently, the Rajkot district administration has removed the idol of Narendra Modi from the temple after the Prime Minister himself expressed his disapproval. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Prime Minister Modi said he was shocked at the news that a temple dedicated to him was built in his home state Gujarat.Jayesh Patel, head of the group that built the temple, told BBC Hindi it would still open but he would replace the Modi idol with one of Mother India.
Honouring politicians, film stars and cricketers with shrines, idols and temples is relatively common in India. Temples have been built in the memory of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and film star-turned-politician NT Rama Rao. Last January, a temple with an idol of Sonia Gandhi, the head of India’s main opposition Congress party, was 
opened by a supporter in southern India.
Sometimes fans can turn against their idol: a temple devoted to film star Khusbhoo, for example, was later torn down by her fans after she made controversial remarks on pre-marital sex in 2005.Some temples are hole-in-the-wall shrines with a small idol; others are like fan clubs for supporters. The temple devoted to Mr Modi in Gujarat appears to fall in the second category.