Thai Princess Sirindhron visits Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct 21: Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhron has visited Lumbini in Rupandehi district to mark cultural and religious connection between Nepal and Thailand with the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Thai Princess Sirindhron touched down at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Friday in a special aircraft of Thai Airways with an entourage comprising 44 members, the media reports said here. The 62-year-old Princess flew into Lumbini in a chartered flight of a private airline. The Princess of Buddhist faith is scheduled to mark her presence in various cultural and religious ceremonies to be held here, including inauguration of the Royal Thai Monastery in Lumbini built by the Thai Government. Thailand is a country with Buddhism as a dominant religion that is followed by more than 90 per cent of the total population, around 69-million. In Lumbini Premises, the Thai government has built altogether three monasteries that embody Thai art, craft and design. According to the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) Project Manager Saroj Bhattarai, more than 4,000 monks, Buddhism followers as well as representatives from the Thai Government officials reached Lumbini since a week to mark the Thai Princess's visit to Lumbini with religious and cultural fervour. UNI