Jammu Tawi, Jun 6: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena will leave for Mongolia on Sunday to accompany the sacred relics of two great disciples of Lord Buddha from Ulaanbaatar to New Delhi following a 10-day exposition in the East Asian nation.
According to officials on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has nominated Saxena to lead the Indian delegation accompanying the holy relics on their return journey to India.
The LG will also attend the concluding ceremony of the exposition in Ulaanbaatar on June 10, after which the relics will be flown back to India in a special aircraft, they said.
The visit comes in the wake of the successful exposition of the sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha in Ladakh from May 1 to 14 this year.
The 14-day exposition in Ladakh witnessed an overwhelming response, with more than 1.18 lakh devotees paying obeisance to the holy relics, making it one of the largest spiritual gatherings organised in the Union Territory.
The officials said the relic exposition in Mongolia is part of India’s efforts to strengthen civilisational and cultural ties rooted in the shared Buddhist heritage between the two countries.
The return of the relics is expected to mark the culmination of the spiritually significant event attended by thousands of devotees and dignitaries in Mongolia.
