Overview
- Indian outlets on September 17 summarized Modi’s remarks from a March podcast, noting that the details are his personal accounts.
- During Navratri he says he abstains from food and consumes only hot water for nine days.
- He describes observing Chaturmas by eating a single meal within 24 hours from mid-June until after Diwali.
- For Chaitra Navratri he reports eating just one chosen fruit once a day for nine days.
- Modi credits fasting with heightened senses and sharper, more original thinking, and says he prepares with Ayurvedic and yoga practices plus careful hydration.