PM Modi in Kanyakumari: He meditates in the Dhyan Mandapam where Swami Vivekananda meditated.
Kanyakumari:
The first footage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditating in Kanyakumari showed the BJP leader in a trance-like state in front of a statue of philosopher-saint Swami Vivekananda. Modi will meditate at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial till Saturday evening.
The Prime Minister is meditating at Dhyan Mandapam, the same place where Swami Vivekananda meditated in 1892 to get a clear vision of India’s future.
It is also the confluence of the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, and BJP leaders said the choice of Kanyakumari conveyed a message of national unity.
The party today released a photo of its leader meditating at the memorial.
Another video was also shared by news agency ANI.
#clock | Tamil Nadu | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meditate at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari where Swami Vivekananda meditated. The Prime Minister will meditate here till June 1. pic.twitter.com/cnx4zpGv5z
— Ani (@ANI) May 31, 2024
PM Modi also performed the Surya Argya ritual, a prayer to the sun.
In a short video clip titled “Sunrise, Surya Argya, Spirituality” posted by the BJP under the handle “X”, the Prime Minister can be seen pouring small amounts of water from a small traditional beaker-like vessel into the ocean as an offering (argya) and praying with prayer beads (japa mala).
Sunrise, Surya Argya, Spirituality… pic.twitter.com/Q87bIuFm97
— BJP (@BJP4India) May 31, 2024
The chief minister, who is seeking a third term, will arrive in Kanyakumari on Thursday night and is likely to leave for Delhi on June 1. The seven-phase marathon elections will close on June 1. The votes will be counted on June 4.
Modi had undertaken a similar spiritual journey in Uttarakhand ahead of the results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, when he was also photographed meditating in a holy cave near Kedarnath.
