PM Narendra Modi arrives in Lumbini in Nepal

New Delhi, May 16:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lumbini of Nepal on MOnday morning.

he was received by Nepalese Prime Minister  Sher Bahadur Deuba in Lumbini.

The Indian Prime Minister offered prayers at the Maya Devi temple and later will participate in a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture & Heritage on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.

The visit is focused on bringing soft power to the centrestage of India-Nepal relations.