Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics related to Bhagwan Buddha in New Delhi

• Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics of Bhagwan Buddha — inaugurated by PM Modi on 3 January 2026 at Rai Pithora Cultural Complex, New Delhi; hosted by Ministry of Culture.
• Theme: "The Light and the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One" — reunites the 1898 Piprahwa relics with the gem relics repatriated in 2025 from the Peppé family collection.
• UPSC relevance: intersects Buddhism (Ancient History), cultural diplomacy, antiquity repatriation law, classical languages (Pali) and soft-power foreign policy.