PM goes scuba diving, prays at submerged Dwarka city

Devbhumi Dwarka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday went scuba diving off the Panchkui beach coast here in Gujarat and performed prayers as he witnessed the ancient Dwarka city of Lord Krishna, which is submerged in the waters. To pray there was a “very divine experience,” he said.

Wearing a white diving helmet and ochre robes, Modi sat cross-legged on the sea bed, folded his hands in prayers while being helped by the Navy divers and waved peacock feathers before offering them to Lord Krishna. “More than courage, it was faith,” he said after coming out of the waters. Scuba diving is conducted off the coast of Dwarka near Beyt Dwarka island, where people can see the underwater remains of ancient Dwarka that have been excavated by archaeologists. Sharing his experience while addressing a gathering here later in the day, Modi said when he was touching the ancient city, the picture of India’s grandeur of the 21st century flashed before his eyes, and he remained inside the waters for a long time. “The vision of Dwarka in the sea has further strengthened my resolve of a developed India,” he said. The PM also shared his experience with some photographs on X. “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,” he said in the post on X.