PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda at Belur Math
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary at the Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission.
Modi, who became the first prime minister to stay overnight at the Math in neighbouring Howrah district, woke up early on Sunday and visited the temple of Swami Vivekananda to pay respect to the spiritual leader, Mission officials said.
आप सभी को स्वामी विवेकानंद जयंती के इस पवित्र अवसर पर, राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस पर, बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं।
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देशवासियों के लिए बेलूर मठ की इस पवित्र भूमि पर आना किसी तीर्थयात्रा से कम नहीं है, लेकिन मेरे लिए तो हमेशा से ही ये घर आने जैसा ही है: PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/MdIn1YcVf1
Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary is also observed as the National Youth Day.
The prime minister then visited the main temple building and paid tribute to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, they said.
Modi is scheduled to take part in the morning prayer meeting around 9.30 am at the Math premises, officials said.
The prime minister was received by senior monks of the order after he reached Belur Math on Saturday evening, taking the river route from Kolkata.
The PM is on a two-day visit to the city.
-PTI
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First published: 12 January 2020, 12:07 IST