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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday arrived at Elista, Kalmykia, as the head of an Indian delegation to pay homage to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha.

Sinha led delegation is tasked with bringing back the sacred relics of Lord Buddha that are currently on display at an international exhibition in the Russian Republic of Kalmykia.

In a post on X, Office of LG wrote, “Landed in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia. Looking forward to paying my obeisance to holy relics of Lord Buddha & interaction with Mr. Batu Sergeyevich Khasikov, Head of Republic of Kalmykia, Head of the Buddhists of Kalmykia, Shajin Lama of Kalmykia, venerable monks & local devotes.”

The Kalmyks, descendants of the Oirat Mongols who migrated from western Mongolia in the early 17th

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