PM Modi addresses Maha Kumbhabhishegam of Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam in Jakarta
On 2 February 2025, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed by video message the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of the Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam, a Murugan temple, in the presence of President Prabowo Subianto.
Summary
On 2 February 2025, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed by video message the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of the Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam, a temple of Lord Murugan, attended by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. He said India-Indonesia ties are rooted in thousands of years of shared culture, linking Lord Murugan, Lord Ram and Lord Buddha. He compared Indonesia's Prambanan Temple to Kashi and Kedarnath, the Kakawin and Serat Ramayana to the Valmiki and Kamba Ramayana and the Ramcharitmanas, and the Borobudur Stupa to Sarnath and Bodh Gaya. He noted that Odisha's Bali Jatra festival celebrates ancient maritime voyages linking India and Indonesia.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 2 Feb 2025, Jakarta, Indonesia (PM by video)
- Temple
- Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam (Lord Murugan)
- Present
- President Prabowo Subianto
- Parallels cited
- Prambanan: Kashi, Kedarnath; Borobudur: Sarnath, Bodh Gaya
- Ramayana links
- Kakawin and Serat Ramayana
- Maritime link
- Bali Jatra festival, Odisha
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 2 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi addressed the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam, a temple of which deity, in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Lord Murugan; Jakarta
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the PM congratulated devotees of Lord Murugan on the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of the Jakarta temple, Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam.
In his Jakarta temple remarks on 2 February 2025, PM Modi said which festival of Odisha celebrates ancient maritime voyages connecting India and Indonesia?
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Correct answer: C — Bali Jatra
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the Bali Jatra festival in Odisha celebrates the ancient maritime voyages that once connected India and Indonesia.