New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, in the early hours of Saturday, is leading a high-level delegation of 11 senior Indian monks transporting sacred Relics of Gautam Buddha to Russia's Kalmykia Republic for an exposition.

The exposition will be held in the capital city of Elista, the capital city of Kalmykia, from October 11 to 18.

Before their departure, Dy CM Maurya offered prayers to the relics at Palam Airport. "This is a very fortunate moment in my life... I thank PM Modi from the bottom of my heart for this... These remains have a very long history... It is a very big day," he said.

National Museum Director General Gurmeet Singh Chawla and the delegation of 11 senior Indian monks also o...