PM Modi shared his experiences from Lakshadweep and thanked the people of the islands for their hospitality. Photos of PM Modi snorkelling, walking on white sand, and resting on a virgin beach have gone viral. Prime Minister Modi’s post on social media has promoted a massive surge in Google searches after PM Modi in Lakshadweep was captured enjoying the beauty of the scenic place. On January 05, ‘Narendra Modi’ and ‘Lakshadweep’ were the 10th most searched words on Google in India. The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means ‘a hundred thousand islands’. It is India’s smallest UT; Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km. It comprises of 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks and ten inhabited islands.