New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Somnath Temple in Gujarat on Saturday evening. The PM will participate in 'Omkar Mantra' chanting at the temple, which will be recited continuously for 72 hours in the temple complex. The event is being organised to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Mahmud of Ghazni's attack on the Somnath temple in the year 1026.
Upon arriving, PM Modi called Somnath Temple a proud symbol of our civilisational courage.
In a post on X, PM Modi wrote, "Feeling blessed to be in Somnath, a proud symbol of our civilisational courage. This visit comes during Somnath Swabhiman Parv, when the entire nation has come together to mark a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. Grat...