Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Lumbini

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, on Monday.

Leading an 11-member delegation, Modi arrived in Lumbini on an Indian Air Force helicopter this morning.

He was received by his Nepali counterpart Prime Sher Bahadur Deuba.

Prime Minister Deuba's wife Arzu Deuba, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand, Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka, Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Renu Kumari Yadav, Tourism Minister Prem Ale and Education, Science and Technology Minister Devendra Paudel welcomed the Indian Prime Minister.