July 29, 2026 03:37 am (IST)
PM Modi visits Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Belur Math in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata, becoming the first PM to visit the religious site.
After spending time at Dakshineswar, Modi went to the nearby Belur Math on his second day visit to Kolkata.
At Belur Math, he spent about 20 minutes meditating inside the room where Swami Vivekananda lived.
According to reports, Modi reached Dakshineswar Temple a few minutes before 8am and headed straight for the sanctum sanctorum.
Emerging from the temple, the Prime Minister also went to the rooms where Ramkrishna Paramhansa spent a number of years.
Modi later visited a library inside the temple complex.
Modi is on a two-day visit to West Bengal. He arrived in Kolkata on Saturday.
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