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56 EASTERN HORIZON | NEWS
Soon, Sarnath to host
cultural fests of Buddhist
countries round the year
By Rajeev Dikshit | TNN | The Times of India, Dec 11, 2020
Sarnath, where Buddha gave his first sermon, now a Apart from the series of cultural fests which is going
UNESCO Heritage site. to become its permanent feature, Sarnath is also
going to get a four-lane connectivity with Ring Road
VARANASI: Soon, citizens will be able to explore the for seamless access from any highway and from LBS
culture and cuisine of several countries with Buddhist International Airport. These two plans are the main
populations by just visiting Sarnath, the place where components of the proposal prepared for the Rs
Buddha preached his first sermon. Sarnath will soon 130-crore pro-poor tourism development project
begin to host weekly cultural festivals of such countries finalised as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra
round the year. Modi. The project will be funded by World Bank.
