The festival featured a series of events, including a cultural programme with performances from both Indian and Nepali artists, as well as an academic seminar on the Buddhist cultural heritage shared by the two countries.
Armed force personnel from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka will take part in a bike expedition in October this year along the Buddhist Circuit 'tracing the footsteps of enlightenment.'
The Embassy of India in Nepal organised a large-scale Yoga demonstration on the eve of the International Day of Yoga in Lumbini and Pokhara on Thursday.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, in collaboration with the Lumbini Development Trust, organised a number of events in Buddha's birthplace, Lumbini, on the eve of Buddha Jayanti.
Varanasi is the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is running for the same seat for a third consecutive term. Varanasi will vote on June 1, the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Dozens of foreign delegates stationed in India and Nepal attended the 'Lumbini Conclave on Global Peace for Prosperity', which was held on March 21-22 in Lumbini, Nepal.
The festival was jointly inaugurated on Saturday by Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal Sudan Kirati, and Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary.
The foundation stone for this esteemed project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the then Prime Minister of Nepal, Sher Bahadur Deuba on May 16, 2022.
The construction of the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage (IICBCH) formally began at Lumbini in Nepal with the Bhoomi Pooja rituals on Sunday.
The Indian Ambassador along with the Nepali Tourism minister and Chief Minister of the Province performed Yoga for about an hour under the guidance of the 'Guru' from the Patanjali Yog Peeth.