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‘India’s Heritage Has Returned After 125 Years’: PM Modi At Piprahwa Relics Exposition | India News

‘India’s Heritage Has Returned After 125 Years’: PM Modi At Piprahwa Relics Exposition | India News

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Last Updated:January 03, 2026, 13:45 IST PM Modi inaugurates The Light and the Lotus exposition in New Delhi, showcasing Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha returned to India after 125 years, highlighting cultural heritage. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics. (ANI/X) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the heritage of India has returned after 125 years, referring to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha that are now on display. During the inauguration of the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics related to Lord Buddha, titled “The Light & the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One” at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex in New Delhi, PM Modi said: “… India is not just the protector of the heritage of Lord Buddha, but the carrier of His traditions… When I was the CM of Gujarat, thousands of relics related to Lord Buddha were discovered there, and today our government is protecting them as well as imparting the related knowledge to the present generation.” “The heritage …

PM Modi Urges Citizens To Visit Grand International Exposition Of Sacred Piprahwa Relics In Delhi | India News

PM Modi Urges Citizens To Visit Grand International Exposition Of Sacred Piprahwa Relics In Delhi | India News

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Last Updated:January 02, 2026, 22:09 IST PM Modi shared glimpses from the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics in Delhi. PM Modi to inaugurate the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics related to Lord Buddha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics related to Lord Buddha, titled “The Light & the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One”, on Saturday, January 3, at around 11 AM at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex in New Delhi. He invited the public to attend the exposition in Delhi. In a post on X, PM Modi shared glimpses from the event and urged “all those passionate about culture and Buddhism” to visit the exposition. “Here are glimpses from the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics in Delhi. I call upon all those passionate about culture and Buddhism to come to this Exposition,” the post read. Here are glimpses from the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics in Delhi. I call upon all those passionate about culture and Buddhism to …

India To Send Buddha Relics Discovered In Gujarat To Thailand For Exposition

India To Send Buddha Relics Discovered In Gujarat To Thailand For Exposition

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Bangkok: India will soon send relics of the Buddha, discovered in Devni Mori in northern Gujarat, to Thailand for an exposition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this after bilateral talks with Thailand Prime Minister Paentongtran Shinawatra at the Government House here. “I am extremely happy to announce that the Holy Relics found in Aravali, Gujarat in 1960 will also be sent to Thailand for an exposition,” Modi said after he received a copy of the 108 volumes of Tipitaka, the revered collection of Buddhist scriptures, in Pali language, from Paetongtarn. The Prime Minister noted that the Holy Relics of Lord Buddha were sent from India to Thailand last year. “It is a matter of great pleasure that more than four million devotees got the opportunity to pay their tributes,” he said. The Devni Mori relics were found during excavations at the mound known as ‘Bhoja Raja No Terkro’ or the courtyard of King Bhoja in 1960. The dig suggested this was the location of a Mahastupa – the big stupa surrounded by monasteries or viharas …

Goa to request PMO to invite Pope Francis for St Francis Xavier’s exposition: CM | Latest News India

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Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has said that his government will request the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to invite Pope Francis, the head of the global Catholic church, to visit the state for the decennial exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier to be held later this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met Pope Francis in October of 2021 at the Vatican City and formally invited him to make an official visit to India. (File) Sawant, who chaired a review committee meeting to oversee the preparations for the 45-day event that will begin in late November this year, said, “We will be writing to the Prime Minister’s Office who in turn will extend an invitation to the Pope to visit Goa for the exposition. When the Prime Minister met the Pope, he had also invited him to visit India.” Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met the Pope in October of 2021 at the Vatican City when he formally invited him to …

‘Will request PM to invite Pope Francis for St Francis Xavier’s exposition in Goa’: CM Pramod Sawant | India News

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the state government will request the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to invite Pope Francis to visit Goa for the decennial exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier scheduled to be held in Goa in November. After a high-powered committee meeting to oversee the preparations for the 45-day event, Sawant said, “We will be writing to the PMO, who in turn will extend an invitation to the Pope to visit Goa for the exposition. When the Prime Minister had met the Pope, he had also invited him to visit India.” The event is scheduled to be held  from November 21, 2024 to January 5, 2025. In the Budget presented last month, Sawant had announced a budgetary provision of Rs 10 crore for the exposition. Sawant said the government will beautify the Old Goa church complex and upgrade the infrastructure at heritage sites in Old Goa and facilities for the pilgrims from across the world who will be visiting Goa. St Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit missionary, …