PM Modi inaugurates world's largest meditation centre in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also set to flag off a new train between Banaras and Kanyakumari (Kashi Tamil Sangamam Weekly Express) to link the two important religious sites of the country on Monday at 2:15 pm.

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday inaugurated the world's largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi.

Following the inauguration, he along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a tour of the centre that can seat 20,000 people at a time for meditation.

Verses of the Swarveda have been carved upon the walls of the Mahamandir -- a seven-floor superstructure.