Kalmykia (Russia) , Oct 18: Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing him with a sacred opportunity to bring back holy relics of Lord Buddha from Kalmykia, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the exposition will strengthen the people to people ties between India & Russia.

Interacting with media persons after paying his reverent homage to the relics, enshrined at the iconic Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery, popularly known as the “Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha, LG Sinha, according to the news agency said, “Exposition of the holy relics of Lord Buddha in Kalmykia is a landmark event that represents a historic homecoming of faith for the Kalmyk people, the only Buddhist nation in Europe. It stands as a powerful bridge of spiritual friendship between India and Ru

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