Prime Minister's Office press release · 11 May 2026 · pibtracker filter

Prime Minister witnesses a breathtaking flypast by the IAF’s Suryakiran Team at Somnath

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PM terms the display a magnificent confluence of pride and valour Posted On: 11 MAY 2026 4:13PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today witnessed a breathtaking flypast by the Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team on the auspicious occasion of the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav. The Prime Minister highlighted that the magnificent confluence of pride and valour in the skies spread the aura of saffron and the tricolour over the Somnath Temple. Shri Modi further noted that this spectacular sight and spirit of Bhakti (reverence) and Shakti (power) filled every heart with deep joy and made every Indian proud. In a series of posts on X, the Prime Minister wrote: "In Somnath today, the skies witnessed a magnificent confluence of pride and valour. The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Team showcased a breathtaking flypast. This spirit of Bhakti and Shakti filled every heart with deep joy." In Somnath today, the skies witnessed a magnificent confluence of pride and valour. The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Team showcased a breathtaking flypast. This spirit of Bhakti and Shakti filled every heart with deep joy. @Suryakiran_IAF pic.twitter.com/rGbDuKpelC &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 11, 2026 "सोमनाथ अमृत महोत्सव के पावन अवसर पर आकाश में गौरव और शौर्य का अद्भुत संगम देखने को मिला। भारतीय वायु सेना की 'सूर्य किरण' एरोबेटिक टीम ने सोमनाथ मंदिर के ऊपर अपने फ्लाईपास्ट से केसरिया और तिरंगे की आभा बिखेर दी। श्रद्धा और शक्ति के इस दृश्य ने हर भारतीय के मन को गर्व से भर दिया!" सोमनाथ अमृत महोत्सव के पावन अवसर पर आकाश में गौरव और शौर्य का अद्भुत संगम देखने को मिला। भारतीय वायु सेना की 'सूर्य किरण' एरोबेटिक टीम ने सोमनाथ मंदिर के ऊपर अपने फ्लाईपास्ट से केसरिया और तिरंगे की आभा बिखेर दी। श्रद्धा और शक्ति के इस दृश्य ने हर भारतीय के मन को गर्व से भर दिया!… pic.twitter.com/2NerrD1jxV &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 11, 2026 *** MJPS/SS/PRK (Release ID: 2259808) Visitor Counter : 603 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Manipuri , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister witnesses a breathtaking flypast by the IAF’s Suryakiran Team at Somnath PM terms the display a magnificent confluence of pride and valour Posted On: 11 MAY 2026 4:13PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today witnessed a breathtaking flypast by the Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team on the auspicious occasion of the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav. The Prime Minister highlighted that the magnificent confluence of pride and valour in the skies spread the aura of saffron and the tricolour over the Somnath Temple. Shri Modi further noted that this spectacular sight and spirit of Bhakti (reverence) and Shakti (power) filled every heart with deep joy and made every Indian proud. In a series of posts on X, the Prime Minister wrote: "In Somnath today, the skies witnessed a magnificent confluence of pride and valour. The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Team showcased a breathtaking flypast. This spirit of Bhakti and Shakti filled every heart with deep joy." In Somnath today, the skies witnessed a magnificent confluence of pride and valour. The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Team showcased a breathtaking flypast. This spirit of Bhakti and Shakti filled every heart with deep joy. @Suryakiran_IAF pic.twitter.com/rGbDuKpelC &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 11, 2026 "सोमनाथ अमृत महोत्सव के पावन अवसर पर आकाश में गौरव और शौर्य का अद्भुत संगम देखने को मिला। भारतीय वायु सेना की 'सूर्य किरण' एरोबेटिक टीम ने सोमनाथ मंदिर के ऊपर अपने फ्लाईपास्ट से केसरिया और तिरंगे की आभा बिखेर दी। श्रद्धा और शक्ति के इस दृश्य ने हर भारतीय के मन को गर्व से भर दिया!" सोमनाथ अमृत महोत्सव के पावन अवसर पर आकाश में गौरव और शौर्य का अद्भुत संगम देखने को मिला। भारतीय वायु सेना की 'सूर्य किरण' एरोबेटिक टीम ने सोमनाथ मंदिर के ऊपर अपने फ्लाईपास्ट से केसरिया और तिरंगे की आभा बिखेर दी। श्रद्धा और शक्ति के इस दृश्य ने हर भारतीय के मन को गर्व से भर दिया!… pic.twitter.com/2NerrD1jxV &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 11, 2026 *** MJPS/SS/PRK (Release ID: 2259808) PM terms the display a magnificent confluence of pride and valour" /> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">&nbsp;Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today witnessed a breathtaking flypast by the Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team on the auspicious occasion of the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister highlighted that the magnificent confluence of pride and valour in the skies spread the aura of saffron and the tricolour over the Somnath Temple. Shri Modi further noted that this spectacular sight and spirit of Bhakti (reverence) and Shakti (power) filled every heart with deep joy and made every Indian proud.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">In a series of posts on X, the Prime Minister wrote:</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">"In Somnath today, the skies witnessed a magnificent confluence of pride and valour. The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Team showcased a breathtaking flypast. This spirit of Bhakti and Shakti filled every heart with deep joy."</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">In Somnath today, the skies witnessed a magnificent confluence of pride and valour. The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Team showcased a breathtaking flypast. This spirit of Bhakti and Shakti filled every heart with deep joy.<a href="https://twitter.com/Suryakiran_IAF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Suryakiran_IAF</a> <a href="https://t.co/rGbDuKpelC">pic.twitter.com/rGbDuKpelC</a></p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2053760373476716852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">"सोमनाथ अमृत महोत्सव के पावन अवसर पर आकाश में गौरव और शौर्य का अद्भुत संगम देखने को मिला। भारतीय वायु सेना की 'सूर्य किरण' एरोबेटिक टीम ने सोमनाथ मंदिर के ऊपर अपने फ्लाईपास्ट से केसरिया और तिरंगे की आभा बिखेर दी। श्रद्धा और शक्ति के इस दृश्य ने हर भारतीय के मन को गर्व से भर दिया!"</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p> <p lang="hi" dir="ltr">सोमनाथ अमृत महोत्सव के पावन अवसर पर आकाश में गौरव और शौर्य का अद्भुत संगम देखने को मिला। भारतीय वायु सेना की 'सूर्य किरण' एरोबेटिक टीम ने सोमनाथ मंदिर के ऊपर अपने फ्लाईपास्ट से केसरिया और तिरंगे की आभा बिखेर दी। श्रद्धा और शक्ति के इस दृश्य ने हर भारतीय के मन को गर्व से भर दिया!… <a href="https://t.co/2NerrD1jxV">pic.twitter.com/2NerrD1jxV</a></p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2053765514116395288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">***</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">MJPS/SS/PRK</span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); 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