{"id":62940,"date":"2024-05-31T08:37:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/31\/in-pictures-pm-modi-performs-surya-arghya-at-vivekananda-rock-memorial-in-kanniyakumari\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:37:16","slug":"in-pictures-pm-modi-performs-surya-arghya-at-vivekananda-rock-memorial-in-kanniyakumari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/31\/in-pictures-pm-modi-performs-surya-arghya-at-vivekananda-rock-memorial-in-kanniyakumari\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: PM Modi performs &#8216;Surya Arghya&#8217; at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-42031747\/et-logo.jpg?fit=300,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"In Pictures: PM Modi performs &#8216;Surya Arghya&#8217; at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari\" title=\"In Pictures: PM Modi performs &#8216;Surya Arghya&#8217; at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-brcount=\"14\"><a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kanniyakumari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanniyakumari<\/a>: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as part of his <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/meditation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meditation<\/a> exercise, performed &#8216;<a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/surya-arghya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surya Arghya<\/a>&#8216; during <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunrise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sunrise<\/a> on Friday at the <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vivekananda-rock-memorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivekananda Rock Memorial<\/a>. This ritual, integral to <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/spiritual-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiritual practice<\/a>, involves offering <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/salutations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">salutations<\/a> to the sun, symbolising the <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/almighty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Almighty<\/a>. Modi, with folded hands, offered prayers and performed the ritual with a traditional, small beaker-like vessel, pouring water into the sea as an offering (Arghya). He used prayer beads (Japa mala) during this spiritual exercise.<\/p>\n<div data-align=\"\" data-msid=\"110588592\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"midImg clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"imgBg\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A short video clip titled &#8216;Sunrise, Surya Arghya, Spirituality,&#8217; posted by the <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> on its &#8216;X&#8217; handle, captured the Prime Minister in this serene moment. The video shows Modi, dressed in a saffron shirt, shawl, and dhoti, pouring water into the sea and praying with his japa mala. The BJP also shared photographs of the Prime Minister meditating at the Dhyan Mandapam. In these images, Modi is seen surrounded by slowly burning incense sticks, enhancing the spiritual atmosphere. He is also seen walking around the mandapam with his prayer beads. <\/p>\n<div data-align=\"\" data-msid=\"110588610\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"midImg clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"imgBg\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The photographs and video clips, appearing to be taken at different times, capture Modi deeply engrossed in meditation and spirituality. However, the release of these visuals prompted a reaction from <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tamil-nadu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamil Nadu<\/a> Congress president K Selvaperunthagai, who, in a post on &#8216;X&#8217;, taunted Modi for the multiple angles and videographers involved in capturing his meditation. &#8220;How many angles! How many videographers! Swami Vivekananda is silent,&#8221; the Congress leader remarked.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div data-align=\"\" data-msid=\"110588622\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"midImg clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"imgBg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The BJP also shared photographs of the Prime Minister meditating at the Dhyan Mandapam. In these images, Modi is seen surrounded by slowly burning incense sticks, enhancing the spiritual atmosphere. He is also seen walking around the mandapam with his prayer beads. \u200b\" alt=\"The BJP also shared photographs of the Prime Minister meditating at the Dhyan Mandapam. In these images, Modi is seen surrounded by slowly burning incense sticks, enhancing the spiritual atmosphere. He is also seen walking around the mandapam with his prayer beads. \u200b\" src=\"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-42031747\/et-logo.jpg\" class=\"lazy gwt-Image\" data-msid=\"110588622\" data-original=\"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-110588622\/the-bjp-also-shared-photographs-of-the-prime-minister-meditating-at-the-dhyan-mandapam-in-these-images-modi-is-seen-surrounded-by-slowly-burning-incense-sticks-enhancing-the-spiritual-atmosphere-he-is-also-seen-walking-around-the-mandapam-with-his-prayer-beads-.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kanyakumari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanyakumari<\/a>, renowned for its stunning sunrises and sunsets, houses the Vivekananda Rock Memorial on a tiny islet near the shoreline. Prime Minister Modi began his meditation at this iconic location on the evening of May 30, with plans to complete it on the evening of June 1.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/in-pictures-pm-modi-performs-surya-arghya-at-vivekananda-rock-memorial-in-kanniyakumari\/articleshow\/110588297.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanniyakumari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as part of his meditation exercise, performed &#8216;Surya Arghya&#8216; during sunrise on Friday at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. This ritual, integral to spiritual practice, involves offering salutations to the sun, symbolising the Almighty. Modi, with folded hands, offered prayers and performed the ritual with a traditional, small beaker-like vessel, pouring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-42031747\/et-logo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[60445,60449,1496,60446,59056,59053,37916,1686,8873,11513,3129,60447,60448,6305,60444,60443,23225,26280,60442,4715,59050,59054],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62940"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62942,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62940\/revisions\/62942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}