PM Modi to visit Lumbini in Nepal on May 16 on occasion of Buddha Purnima
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Lumbini on 16th of this month on the occasion of Buddha Purnima at the invitation of his Nepal counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba. This will be Prime Minister’s fifth visit to Nepal since 2014.
At Lumbini, Prime Minister will visit the sacred Mayadevi temple to offer prayers. He will also deliver an address at a Buddha Jayanti event organized by the Lumbini Development Trust under the aegis of the Government of Nepal.
Mr Modi will participate in the “Shilanyas” ceremony for the construction of a centre for Buddhist culture and heritage, in a plot belonging to the International Buddhist Confederation, New Delhi within the Lumbini Monastic Zone. Both Prime Ministers will hold a bilateral meeting.
AIR correspondent reports that Prime Minister Modi’s visit continues the tradition of regular high level exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of India’s Neighbourhood First policy. It underscores the shared civilizational heritage of the people of both countries.
