New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mongolian president Khaltmaagin Battulga jointly unveiled a statue of lord Buddha at the Gandan monastery in Mongolian through video conferencing on Friday.

         The Gandan Monastery is located in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar. Just before the unveiling, young monks at the monastery chanted buddist chants. Soon after, a Buddist monk present at the Prime Minister’s residence offered prayers as Modi and President Battulga stood with folded hands.

        The Prime Minister’s office on Thursday described the unveiling ceremony as a “Symbol of India-Mongolia spiritual partnership and shared Buddist heritage”.

       The golden statue with Lord Buddha holding a bowl was unveiled at a brief ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence.