Kalmykia (Russia), Oct 18, 2025

Over 50,000 devotees, many of whom waited in queues stretching up to one kilometre, have paid homage at a monastery here which is hosting an exposition of India’s Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha, an official said on Saturday.

The exposition from India has drawn an unprecedented response in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, he said.

As of Sunday, over 50,000 devotees have paid their reverent homage to the relics, enshrined at the iconic Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery, popularly known as the ‘Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha’, an official of the Ministry of Culture said in a statement.

The sacred relics, recognised as a National Treasure of India, were brought to the capital city of Elista by a high-level delegation, led by Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy

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