Know About Vivekananda Rock Memorial Where PM Modi Is Meditating

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 45-hour-long meditation at the famed Vivekananda Rock Memorial on Thursday evening (May 30). This comes after days of intense campaigning for the Lok Sabha Election 2024.

The Rock Memorial is a monument built in Kanyakumari in tribute to Swami Vivekananda.

PM Modi is meditating at Dhyan Mandapam. It is the same spot where Swami Vivekananda meditated in 1892.

The rock is located near the monolithic monument of Tamil saint Tiruvalluvar in the middle of the sea off the coast of Kanniyakumari. It has been considered a sacred site since ancient times.

Modi also worshipped at the Bhagavathi Amman temple.

He reached the rock memorial by a ferry service and started meditation that is scheduled to go on till June 1.

Security has been heightened as around 2,000 police personnel have been deployed in the area.

Notably, PM Modi chose Kedarnath cave to reflect and meditate following the end of campaign in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

PM Modi's 33-year-old photo at the same spot has also gone viral on social media forums. The image was taken during the nationwide Ekta Yatra which commenced from the iconic Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari and stretched to Kashmir. BJP veteran Dr Murli Manohar Joshi can also be seen in the image.

<amp-img layout="fill" src="https://img-cdn.publive.online/{{banner_url}}" width="720" height="1280" class="cover-image" alt="{{title}}"></amp-img> <div class='full-content-wrapper'> <div id="amp_story_content_recommended"> <div class="story-content-section_recommended"> <p id='story-category'>{{ primary_category.name }}</p> <h2 class="primary_font truncate_title">{{title}}</h2> <p class="article-author">By {{ contributors.0.name }} <span class="{{second_author_display_class}}">&amp; {{ contributors.1.name }}</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="publisher_logo"> <amp-img src="https://img-cdn.publive.online/wion/media/agency_attachments/2024/12/13/2024-12-13t071602220z-wionfavicom.webp" height="1000" width="1000" layout="responsive" class="cover" > </amp-img> </div> <div class="outlink-container"> <a href="{{absolute_url}}"> <div class="arrow-next"><svg fill="#fff"viewBox="0 0 20 8" width="20px" height="8px"><path d="m18 7.7-.7-.2-7.3-4-7.3 4c-.7.4-1.6.2-2-.6-.4-.7-.1-1.6.6-2l8-4.4a2 2 0 0 1 1.5 0l8 4.4c.7.4 1 1.3.6 2-.4.5-.9.8-1.4.8z"></path></svg></div> <div class="svg-container"> <amp-img src="https://img-cdn.publive.online/wion/media/agency_attachments/2024/12/13/2024-12-13t071602220z-wionfavicom.webp" width="25" height="25"></amp-img> </div> Read Next</a> </div>