PM Narendra Modi performed puja at the Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi, Karnataka, on Friday. He inaugurated the Golden Tirtha Mandap and offered a golden Kalash. Following this, the PM recited the Srimad Bhagavad Gita along with 100,000 people. The PM arrived in Udupi around 11 a.m. and also held a three-kilometer road show.
The Prime Minister will travel to Goa in the evening to unveil a 77-foot-tall bronze statue of Lord Rama at the Sri Sansthan Gokarna Jivottam Matha in Canacona.
The statue was created by Ram Sutar, the sculptor of the Statue of Unity. It is the world's tallest statue of Lord Rama. During the event, the Prime Minister will release a special commemorative postage stamp and a coin.
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Visiting Udupi is very special for me. Udupi has been the birthplace of the Jan Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party's model of good governance. In 1968, the people of Udupi elected V.S. Acharya of the Jan Sangh to the Udupi Municipal Corporation. Additionally, Udupi laid the foundation for a new governance model.
I was born in Gujarat, and there is a deep connection between Gujarat and Udupi. The idol installed here was worshipped by Mother Rukmini in Dwarka. Later, this idol was installed here. Last year, I visited Dwarka Ji, which is under the sea.
Mantras and verses from the Gita have been recited in our society for centuries. But when 100,000 voices recite these verses in unison, when so many people recite a sacred text like the Gita, when such divine words resonate together in one place, an energy is released that gives our minds and brains a new vibration and new strength.
Shri Krishna preached the Gita on the battlefield. The Bhagavad Gita teaches us that to restore peace and truth, it is necessary to end the oppressor. This is the essence of the National Security Policy. Previous governments did not retaliate after terrorist attacks, but this is the new India. We know how to establish peace and protect it.
The Prime Minister will arrive at the Sri Sansthan Gokarna Paratagali Jivottam Math in Canacona, South Goa, at 4 p.m. This Math is considered the first major center of the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Vaishnav tradition and follows the Dvaita order. The Math is headquartered in the town of Paratagali, located on the banks of the Kushavati River.
In Canacona, the Prime Minister will unveil a 77-foot-tall bronze statue of Lord Shri Ram. He will also inaugurate the 'Ramayana Theme Park Garden' developed by the Math. The statue was created by renowned sculptor Ram Sutar, who created the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.
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