New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Lumbini on 16 May 2022 on the occasion of Buddha Purnima at the invitation of the Rt. Hon’ble SherBahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal. 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. PrimeMinister will also deliver an address at a Buddha Jayanti event organized by the LumbiniDevelopment Trust under the aegis of the Government of Nepal. Separately, PrimeMinister will participate in the “Shilanyas” for the construction of a center for Buddhist culture and heritage, in a plot belonging to the International BuddhistConfederation (IBC), New Delhi within the Lumbini Monastic Zone. Both Prime Ministers will hold a bilateral meeting.
Prime Minister Modi’s visit continues the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of our Neighbourhood First policy. It underscores the shared civilizational heritage of the people of both countries.
