Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed a 45-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
He was in Kanniyakumari on a religious visit. He meditated at the Dhyan Mandapam, the temple believed to be the place where revered Hindu philosopher Swami Vivekananda had a divine vision of ‘Bharat Mata.’ This coincides with the end of voting in the final phase of the Indian Lok Sabha elections.
Meanwhile, former Bihar deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav dismissed Modi’s religious activity in Kanniyakumari as just a “photo shoot”.
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“PM Modi is not meditating and is only taking part in a photoshoot. He will come back after the photoshoot is over,” Yadav said. Modi arrived at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari on Thursday.
According to mythology, Goddess Parvati also meditated on one leg at the same spot while waiting for Lord Shiva.
This is the southernmost point of India. Moreover, it is where the east and west coasts of India meet. It is also where the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea meet. PM Modi is sending a signal of national unity by visiting Kanyakumari.
Prime Minister Modi on Thursday wrapped up his campaign in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur in the run-up to the final phase of the general elections to be held on June 1. The prime minister held around 206 campaign events, including rallies and roadshows, in 75 days. He also gave around 80 interviews to various news and media platforms.
The Prime Minister embarks on a spiritual journey at the end of his election campaign – in 2019 he visited Kedarnath and in 2014 he visited Shivaji’s Pratapagarh.
Elections to India’s 543-seat lower house of parliament will be held in seven phases starting on April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
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