In Sri Lanka for 2 days, Narendra Modi participates in Vesak Day celebrations
12 May 2017 11:08 AM IST12 May 2017 11:08 AM IST
Modi will attend a private dinner with Sri Lankan President Sirisena at 'Temple Trees', the latter's official residen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on Thursday on a two-day visit. The visit is mainly aimed at reinforcing the traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka.- Prime Minister Narendra Modi being blessed by the priest at Seema Malaka Temple, in Colombo on Thursday.
- Several Buddhist monks chanted prayers during which Modi closed his eyes and kept his hands folded. Speaking at the event, Wickremesinghe thanked Modi for being the chief guest at the event.
- Before his departure to Lanka, Modi had said, \"My visit brings to the fore one of the most abiding links between India and Sri Lanka the shared heritage of Buddhism.\"
- This being second visit to Sri Lanka in two years, Modi is here primarily to participate in the International Vesak Day celebrations, the biggest festival of Buddhists.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on Thursday on a two-day visit. The visit is mainly aimed at reinforcing the traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several senior ministers, including Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, were at the Colombo International Airport to receive the Indian Prime Minister.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives betel leaves from two Sri Lankan children upon his arrival as Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, center watches in Colombo.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on Thursday on a two-day visit. The visit is mainly aimed at reinforcing the traditional connect between India and Sri Lanka.
Modi will attend a private dinner with Sri Lankan President Sirisena at 'Temple Trees', the latter's official residen
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