New delhi sources stated that prime minister narendra modi said that though he could not witness the solar eclipse due to cloud cover in the national capital, he managed to have a glimpse of it in kozhikode through live stream. Meanwhile the Solar eclipse which started at 8:04 AM in the morning ended at 11:19 AM in india on Thursday.
Furthermore the prime minister said he enriched his knowledge on the subject by interacting with experts. He wrote on twitter "Like many indians, I was enthusiastic about #solareclipse2019. Unfortunately, I could not see the sun due to cloud cover but I did catch glimpses of the eclipse in kozhikode and other parts on live strea". Apparently the annular solar eclipse was witnessed by thousands of enthusiastic people, including children and the aged, especially in northern districts of kerala, while clouds played a dampner in some places.
Moreover the rare spectacle was first visible at Cheruvathoor in Kasaragod, followed by places in kozhikode and Kannur. Perhaps the annual solar eclipse on thursday was witnessed by scores of people across tamilnadu as it was visible in different parts of the state. Many temples in the state were closed in line with the rituals. Moreover the last eclipse of the year was well visible to people living in various parts of the state including chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Udhagamandalam and madurai even as reports reaching from coimbatore and Erode said cloud cover in that region hampered visibility. Also various temples were closed during the solar eclipse and are expected to open after purification rites.
