President Murmu inaugurates Vishwashanti Buddha Vihar in Maharashtra's Latur
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President Murmu inaugurates Vishwashanti Buddha Vihar in Maharashtra's Latur

Deccan Chronicle  

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Vishwashanti Buddha Vihar at Udgir in Maharashtra's Latur district on Wednesday. The statue of Lord Buddha installed at the Buddha Vihar weighs 520 kilograms and is 10.5 feet tall, officials said. Governor C P Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union minister Ramdas Athawale, state ministers Sanjay Bansode and Aditi Tatkare and members of All India Bhikkhu Sangha were present for the inaugural event. This Buddha Vihar is a replica of a similar establishment in Kalaburagi in neighbouring Karnataka, the officials said.

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