India, Jan. 6 -- Indian Consul General in Shanghai Pratik Mathur has visited the Tiger Hill Pagoda in the ancient city of Suzhou, to commemorate the inauguration in India of the historic grand exhibition "The Light and the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi inaugurated an exposition of sacred ancient gems and bone fragments linked to the Buddha on Saturday in Delhi, asserting that they were not mere artefacts but part of India's revered heritage.

The prime minister said the sacred Piprahwa Relics travelled to different countries with significant Buddhist populations, including Vietnam, Thailand and Russia, where waves of faith and devotion arose, and people turned up in huge numbers to pay homage. To...