By Vivek Dubey
CNBC-TV18.com
Published May 31, 2024
PM Modi starts a 45-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial.
Modi arrives from Thiruvananthapuram, worships at the Bhagavathi Amman temple.
Modi, in a dhoti and white shawl, prays and receives temple ‘prasad’.
Priests performed a special 'arthi' and he was given temple 'prasad' that included a shawl and a framed photograph of the presiding deity of the temple.
Modi reaches the memorial via state-run ferry, begins meditation.
Modi pays floral tributes to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda.
Modi also visited the Thiruvalluvar statue next to the memorial.
Heavy security in place for Modi’s stay at the memorial.
Modi chooses a spiritually significant place for meditation post-election campaign.
Modi’s meditation spot is where Vivekananda is believed to have had a divine vision.