First Pics Of PM Modi Meditating In Kanyakumari As He Begins His 45-Hour Meditation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 45-hour-long meditation session at the famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial in the country's southernmost tip in Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 45-hour-long meditation session at the famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial in the country's southernmost tip in Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu.

PM Modi reached the Vivekananda Rock Memorial by ferry service and began his meditation at the 'dhyan mandapam'. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

PM Modi will be on a continuous meditation session till the evening of June 1 at the Dhyan Mandapam at the same sacred spot where Swami Vivekananda is believed to have meditated. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

At first, PM Modi visited the Bhagavathy Amman Temple to offer prayers. The meditation comes even as the campaigning ends for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections, scheduled on Saturday. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

The spot is where the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, and Arabian Sea converge, and is seen by BJP leaders as a powerful symbol of national unity. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

Over 2,000 police personnel have been deployed around the Vivekananda Rock Memorial to ensure the Prime Minister's security, with the Coast Guard and Navy also maintaining vigil. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

While campaigning for the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls concluded at 5 pm on Thursday. During the silent period before the last phase of the 2019 elections meditated in a cave during his trip to Kedarnath. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

Before he embarked on the dhyan exercise, for a while, PM Modi stood on the stairs leading to the mandapam that offers a breathtaking view of the sea that surrounds the memorial from all sides. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai termed PM Modi's visit to the memorial as a 'private' visit adding that was why his party leaders and cadres did not take part in the event. (Photo: Special Arrangement)