PM pays tribute to Swami Ramakrishna Paramhamsa at Belur Math

January 12, 2020 09:06

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to Swami Ramakrishna Paramhamsa at Belur Math.

Modi spent the night at the Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission and is likely to meditate at the temple of Swami Vivekananda on Sunday, the birth anniversary of the monk.

After reaching Belur Math, located in Howrah district across the Hooghly river, the prime minister met RKM president Swami Smaranananda.

Modi was received by senior monks of the order after he reached Belur taking the river route from Kolkata.

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