Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to pay a visit to Mayadevi Temple, Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti. He is scheduled to participate in a special program organized by the Lumbini Development Fund on Monday. He will also be lighting a lamp in front of the Ashoka Pillar.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba along with Indian Prime Minister Modi are scheduled to lay the foundation stone for a vihar to be built with Indian assistance in the Lumbini area. The construction of the vihar is being carried out at a cost of 1 billion Indian rupees with the help of the Indian government.