PM Modi Goa visit news: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday unveiled a 77-feet bronze statue of Lord Ram in Goa as part of the 550th-year celebrations of Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math in Partagali, South Goa. Speaking at the event, PM Modi said, “The path to Viksit Bharat is through the unity of people. Here, a 77-foot-tall glass idol of Lord Ram was installed. Three days ago, I had the fortune of hoisting the Dharma Dhwaj atop the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.” He will also inaugurate the ‘Ramayana Theme Park’ developed by the institution, and release a special postal stamp and a commemorative coin, and address the gathering.
Organising Committee Joint Convenor S Mukund Kamath told PTI that more than 15,000 people from across the country are expected to attend the event. He said the 11-day celebrations are likely to see more than 1.2 lakh visitors and will feature cultural programmes with performances by artists including Shankar Mahadevan and Anup Jalota.
Modi’s visit to Goa came days after he participated in the Ayodhya Ram Temple’s flag hoisting ceremony, marking the completion of the construction of the temple. Modi had then said that “centuries-old wounds are being healed, centuries of pain are finding respite, and a centuries-old resolve is attaining fulfillment today”.
According to a press release from the government, Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math, the first Gowd Saraswat Brahmin Vaishnava Math, follows the Dvaita order established by Jagadguru Madhvacharya in the 13th century. The Math is located on the banks of the river Kushavati in Partagali.
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77-feet tall Ram statue
The 77-feet bronze statue of Lord Ram stands within the Math campus as part of its 550th-year celebrations. The Math has also developed a ‘Ramayana Theme Park Garden’ around the installation. Sculptor Ram Sutar, who designed the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, has made Lord Ram’s statue, Goa Public Works Department minister Digambar Kamat said, PTI said.
#WATCH | Partagali, Goa: Joint Convenor, Organising Committee, S Mukund Kamath says, “…For tomorrow’s event, more than 15,000 people are expected from all over India… PM will be visiting the first bronze Ram statue, followed by our Ram Mandir… and then will address the… https://t.co/8CsYHJhbxU pic.twitter.com/slijfx19Lp
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According to the organisers, the Prime Minister will first visit the statue before proceeding to the event venue. Kamath said the Math has prepared for large crowds through the day as devotees arrive to view the new installation and attend the celebrations.
Modi hails role of Udupi
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the role of Karnataka’s Udupi region in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, saying that Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji’s guidance to the temple movement led to flag hoisting at Ram temple in Ayodhya, news agency PTI reported.
Addressing a gathering at the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme at Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi, Modi said: “Coming to Udupi is special for me for another reason. Udupi has been a karmabhoomi (workplace) for the [Bharatiya] Jana Sangh and for the BJP’s model of good governance. In 1968, the people of Udupi elected our Jana Sangh leader VS Acharya to the municipal council here, and with that, a new foundation of governance was also laid.”
“Udupi presented a new governance model five decades ago, guiding national policies… Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji’s guidance to the temple movement decades ago led to flag hoisting at Ram temple in Ayodhya,” Modi told the gathering.
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During his visit, the prime minister visited the historic Kanaka Mantap, and offered floral tributes to Kirthanakar Kanakadasa, the 14th-15th century AD saint-philosopher.