PM Modi In Gujarat: Prime Minister Dives Into Sea To Offer Prayers At Submerged Ancient Dwarka City

On his two-day visit to Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dived into the Arabian Sea at the Panchkui beach to offer prayers at the submerged Dwarka, a divine city where Shri Krishna lived. After scuba diving, PM Modi called it a "divine experience," adding he felt connected to the ancient era.

Sharing the underwater pictures on micro-blogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, PM Modi said, "To pray in the city of Dwarka, which is immersed in the waters, was a very divine experience. I felt connected to an ancient era of spiritual grandeur and timeless devotion. May Bhagwan Shri Krishna bless us all."

"Today, I experienced those moments with will stay with me forever... I went deep in the sea and did 'Darshan' of the ancient Dwarka city. Archeologists have written a lot about the Dwarka city hidden underwater. In our scriptures also, it is said about Dwarka that it was a city with beautiful gates and tall buildings, as tall as the top of the world," PM said.

To pray in the city of Dwarka, which is immersed in the waters, was a very divine experience. I felt connected to an ancient era of spiritual grandeur and timeless devotion. May Bhagwan Shri Krishna bless us all. pic.twitter.com/yUO9DJnYWo

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 25, 2024

"Lord Krishna himself constructed this city... When I went deep in the sea, I experienced the divinity... I bowed down in front of Dwarkadhish. I took a peacock feather with me and placed it at Lord Krishna's feet. I had always been curious to go there and touch the remains of the ancient Dwarka city. I am full of emotions today... A decades-old dream was completed today," he added.

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi went underwater, in the deep sea, and prayed at the site where the submerged city of Dwarka is. pic.twitter.com/J7IO4PyWow

— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2024

Earlier today, PM Modi inaugurated the country's longest cable-stayed bridge 'Sudarshan Setu' built on the Arabian Sea that connects Beyt Dwarka island to Devbhumi Dwarka's Okha.

PM Modi also offered prayers at the Lord Sri Krishna temple at Beyt Dwarka.