Devotees gather at the banks of river Ganga on the occasion of 'Buddha Purnima' festival, at Har Ki Pauri Ghat in Haridwar. Pic/PTI
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday jointly laid the foundation stone of the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in Lumbini
Modi arrived in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and a Unesco World Heritage Site, earlier in the day and offered prayers at famous Maya Devi temple to mark the occasion of Buddha Purnima
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba during the foundation ceremony of the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at Buddha Smriti Park to attend function on Buddha Purnima, in Patna
Buddhist monks circumambulate the world heritage site Boudhanath Stupa during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival in Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
A Buddhist monk lights candles in front of a Buddha statue in Agartala
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