India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Hail Somnath!
Hail Somnath!
Har Har Mahadev!
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Bhai Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Bhai Harsh Sanghavi Ji, ministers of the Gujarat government, Members of Parliament and legislators, all distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Today, the sacred land of Prabhas Patan is filled with a divine radiance. This vision of Mahadev, this beauty, the shower of flowers from the earth and the sky, the glow of saffron flags, these magnificent presentations of art, music, and dance, the chanting of Vedic hymns, the uninterrupted recitation of the Shiva Panchakshari in the sanctum sanctorum, and along with all this, the roaring chants of the sea waves-...