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| Kathmandu, Friday May 09, 2003 Baishakh 26, 2060 |
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HM to inaugurate Mayadevi
Temple
Post Report
KATHMANDU May 8: His Majesty King Gyanendra will
formally open the renovated Mayadevi Temple of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha on
May 16 to mark the 2547th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha and Lumbini Day, said Minister
for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Kuber Sharma at a press conference today.
Minister Sharma, while highlighting on-going
preparations for the event, said that a budget of Rs 7 crore 18 lakhs has been set aside
for the purpose.
Buddhist monks, representatives of various
Buddhist organisations and Ministers for Culture and Religion from different countries
have been invited for the event, said the Minister.
A 501-member main committee, 31-member
preparatory committee and 12 sub-committees have been formed to organise the event
commencing from May 15 to end on May 17.
The three-day event is being jointly organised
by the Lumbini Development Trust and the Nepal Tourism Board.
During the auspicious occasion, visitors will be
not charged any fees for entering the premises of Lumbini and the museum site. Similarly,
stupas and monasteries will also be open to foreign visitors free of charge.
Over the years, Lumbini has developed into an
important international pilgrimage site as well as tourist center with the construction of
monasteries of different countries as per the master plan of the Lumbini Development
Trust.
Lumbini Day has been observed since 1999 as per
the spirit of the First International Buddhist Summit of 1998.
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