PM Modi in Nepal in Pics; Prime Minister visits birth place of Gautam Budhha on Buddha Purnima; offers prayers at Mayadevi temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal on Monday for a brief visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.
PM Narendra Modi Nepal Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal on Monday for a brief visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, and to hold comprehensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba to expand bilateral cooperation in multiple areas, including in hydropower, development, and connectivity.
(With the inputs of PTI and IANS)
PM Modi tweeted
On his one-day visit to Lumbini, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, PM Modi tweeted, "Landed in Nepal. Happy to be among the wonderful people of Nepal on the special occasion of Buddha Purnima. Looking forward to the programmes in Lumbini."
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PM arrives Lumbini
PM Modi and his entourage arrived in Lumbini on a special Indian Air Force helicopter from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. Lumbini, located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, is one of the holiest places of Buddhism, as Lord Buddha was born there.
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PM at Maya Devi Temple
PM Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini to mark the occasion of Buddha Purnima. He was accompanied to the temple by his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba.
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MOFA of Nepal tweeted
Nepal's Foreign Ministry said on Twitter, "On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, both Prime Ministers offered pooja and prayers at the secred Mayadevi temple in Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha."
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PM's fifth visit to Nepal
PM Modi, who is in the Himalayan nation at the invitation of Deuba, is paying a day-long visit to Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. It is the prime minister's fifth visit to Nepal since 2014.
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