Mann Ki Baat: Census progress, the Modhera Sun Temple and a Thai devotee's Gaṇeśa museum
PM Modi marked ten years since the 2016 surgical strikes, urged citizens to use Census self-enumeration and described Modhera's journey from its Sun Temple, which he said Mahmud of Ghazni attacked in 1026, to India's first round-the-clock solar village.
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PM Modi marked ten years since the 2016 surgical strikes, urged citizens to use Census self-enumeration and described Modhera's journey from its Sun Temple, which he said Mahmud of Ghazni attacked in 1026, to India's first round-the-clock solar village. He also praised Panthoun Thirkhanon, who runs the Ganesha Himal Museum in Chiang Mai, where Gaṇeśa is worshipped as Phra Phikanet.
Key data
Census phase one has recorded data for over 32 crore families, and over 2.6 crore people have self-enumerated. The Thai museum, founded in 2002, holds over 10,000 Gaṇeśa idols.
Why it matters
The broadcast put civilisational heritage and the global reach of Dharmic practice on the national agenda.
GK: did you know?
The Modhera Sun Temple was built under the Chaulukya king Bhīma I around 1026-27 CE beside the Puṣpāvatī river.
