Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday returned to India from Russia with holy relics of Lord Buddha, following a week-long public exposition in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, Europe’s only Buddhist-majority region.

The exposition, held from October 11 to 18 at the Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery, also known as the "Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha," drew over 90,000 devotees and was hailed as a historic homecoming of faith, highlighting the shared Buddhist heritage and strengthening cultural ties between India and Russia.

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The relics, recognised as a National Treasure of India, had been brought to Elista by a high-level Indian delegation led by Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, along with sen

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