Union Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Addresses Curtain Raiser for Sacred Exposition of Lord Buddha’s Holy Relics in Ladakh

• First-of-its-kind exposition in India where the Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha, normally preserved at the National Museum, New Delhi, are taken out of their original repository for public veneration — held in Ladakh, 1–15 May 2026.
• Organised by the Ministry of Culture with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), National Museum, and IGNCA, projected as a soft-power vehicle for global peace and Buddhist diplomacy.
• UPSC relevance: Art & Culture (Buddhism, Piprahwa archaeology), GS-II (cultural diplomacy / "Act East"), and current affairs on India's heritage repatriation drive.