Overview
- IANS-fed reports and other outlets highlighted archival images shared by the Modi Archive to revisit Narendra Modi’s 1988 pilgrimage.
- India Today echoed the narrative, citing a prior conversation about a biographical book that described the journey’s impact on his outlook.
- According to the account, the trek spanned fifteen days with steep climbs and high altitude, and Modi chose to walk rather than use horses.
- The narrative includes an episode at Dolma Pass in which a forgotten diya was lit from his hand as fellow pilgrims sang the Aarti.
- The coverage presents the Yatra as shaping a focus on Seva, while specific details such as batch sizes and incidents come from the same archival source.