Historic 10-Day Exposition of Holy Relics of Lord Buddha’s Chief Disciples Concludes in Mongolia

• Relic diplomacy event: India sent the holy relics of Arhant Sariputra and Arhant Maudgalyayana (Lord Buddha's two Chief Disciples) to Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for a 10-day exposition (31 May–9 June 2026).
• Concluded 10 June 2026; ~1 lakh devotees venerated the relics — a soft-power, Buddhist-civilisational outreach to a strategic Northeast Asian neighbour.
• Relevant for GS-I (Culture) and GS-II (India-Mongolia bilateral, soft power).