A Moment Of Serenity: PM Modi's Meditation At Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanniyakumari

A Moment of Serenity PM Modi's Meditation At Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanniyakumari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day meditation break in Kanyakumari, arrived at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu on Thursday evening

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PM Modi started mediation on May 30 at the Dhyan Mandapam where Swami Vivekanand meditated once, It will conclude on June 1

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This holds great significance in Swami Vivekananda's life as he meditated on the same rock, He arrived after wandering across the country, meditated for three days

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This is the spot where Swami Vivekananda meditated for three days in 1892, the rock has a special hall, Sripada Mandapam where legend has it that Goddess Parvati meditated for Lord shiva

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