Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 77-foot-tall bronze statue of Lord Ram at Shree Samsthan Gokarn Jeevottam Mutt in South Goa. PM Modi also visited the temple located in Partagali, South Goa.
Sculptor Ram Sutar, who designed the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, has made the statue of Shree Ram. This is the tallest statue of Lord Ram in the world.
The mutt is among India's oldest monastic institutions, known for its spiritual, cultural, and social contributions and holds a prominent place in the Saraswat community. Various programmes were organised to mark the 550 years of the mutt tradition. The mutt premises in Goa were constructed at Partagal village in Canacona (South Goa district) 370 years ago.
Earlier in the day, the PM held a roadshow in Karnataka's Udupi after addressing the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana programme at the Sri Krishna Matha.
During his visit to Udupi, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Suvarna Teertha Mantapa, located in front of the Krishna sanctum, and dedicated the Kanaka Kavacha (golden cover) for Kanakana Kindi, a sacred window through which the saint Kanakadasa is believed to have had the divine darshan of Lord Krishna.
During his address at the event, PM Modi hailed the BJP's predecessor, Jan Sangh's good governance model in Udupi after reciting shlokas from the Bhagwat Gita along with 100,000 devotees at the Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana event at Sri Krishna Matha here. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister recalled the work of VS Acharya in Udupi.
