Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day retreat in Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu, sources quoted by India Today on Tuesday as saying.
The retreat is scheduled to begin after the end of the Indian Lok Sabha election campaign and will take place from the evening of May 30 to the evening of June 1.
During his visit, PM Modi will meditate at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, the same place where Swami Vivekananda meditated after his travels across India.
Located at the confluence of the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, about 500 metres from the mainland, this rock has both historical and spiritual significance: Swami Vivekananda is believed to have attained enlightenment after meditating here for three days.
This place is also known in Hindu belief as the place where Goddess Kanniyakumari performed penance as a devotion to Lord Shiva. A small protrusion on the rock, believed to be the footprint of the Goddess, adds to the religious importance of this place.
PM Modi has undertaken spiritual journeys after the election campaign, visiting Kedarnath in 2019 and Shivaji’s Pratapagarh in 2014.
The seventh and final phase of India’s Lok Sabha elections is scheduled for June 1, with campaigning ending on May 30. The elections will be held in seven phases starting on April 19, with results expected on June 4. Prime Minister Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are aiming to secure another term in power, hoping to surpass their performance in the 2019 elections.
