After the two-day BRICS Culture Working Group meeting in Varanasi, foreign delegates visited Sarnath on Saturday, the site where Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon, and toured Mulagandha Kuti Vihara and Dhamek Stupa, while experiencing India’s living cultural traditions.
To experience the spiritual ethos of India, delegates from BRICS nations also visited the sacred Jyotirlinga Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. In addition, they witnessed the Ganga Aarti and the Light and Sound Show at the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, showcasing India’s rich civilizational and cultural heritage.
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Dr. Arvind Kumar, said that the purpose of the tour was to give foreign guests a firsthand experience of India’s rich heritage and living cultural traditions
