Buddha Purnima falls today (May 16)
On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, which falls today (May 16), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nepal.
According to the information, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Lumbini in Nepal on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti to further deepen the 'time-honored' linkages between the two countries. PM Modi will arrive in Nepal on Monday at the invitation of Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba.
India's ties with Nepal are "unparalleled", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, a day ahead of his visit to Lumbini in the neighboring country on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. In a statement, PM Modi said he was looking forward to meeting Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba after their "productive" discussions during the latter's visit to India last month.
The Prime Minister said his visit to Nepal is intended to further deepen the "time-honored" linkages between the two countries, adding both sides will continue to build on the shared understanding to expand ties in multiple areas, including hydropower and connectivity.
Our ties with Nepal are unparalleled. The civilizational and people-to-people contacts between India and Nepal form the enduring edifice of our close relationship," PM Modi said in his departure statement. "My visit is intended to celebrate and further deepen these time-honored linkages that have been fostered through centuries and recorded in our long history of inter-mingling," he said.
As per the information, PM Modi will perform Bhoomi Poojan and lay the foundation stone of the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage, being built at the initiative of the International Buddhist Confederation, New Delhi.
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