Myanmar President Win Myint Hails Swaminarayan Akshardham as a “Home to Rich Culture” on Visit to New Delhi

Myanmar President Myint and First Lady Cho Cho at the Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi as part of an official state visit to India

President Win Myint traditionally greeted at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi by Gnanmuni Swami

First Lady Cho Cho traditionally greeted at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi by a senior volunteer

Myanmar President Myint and First Lady Cho Cho offering respects at the Swaminarayan Akshardham Mandir

Myanmar President observes the holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan at Swaminarayan Akshardham Mandir

Myanmar President appreciating the carved doors of Swaminarayan Akshardham that were made of teak wood from Myanmar

While viewing the Gajendra Pithika (Elephant Plinth), President Win Myint observes the stone carving of both Buddha and the divine symbolic dream preluding to Buddha’s birth

Myanmar President Myint and First Lady Cho Cho performs abhishek to Shri Neelkanth Varni Maharaj and offers prayers of peace at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi

Gnanmuni Swami presents an Akshardham memento to President Myint

President Myint presents a gift depicting a scene of Rama chasing the demon Macricha in the form of a golden deer in the Myanmar’s national epic called "Yama Zatdaw", the Burmese version of the Ramayana

Gift from President Myint depicting a scene of Rama chasing the demon Macricha in the form of a golden deer in the Myanmar’s national epic called "Yama Zatdaw", the Burmese version of the Ramayana

Myanmar President Myint and First Lady Cho Cho at the Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delh

Myanmar President and senior delegation including the Union Minister for International Cooperation Mr. U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Mr. Thura U Aung Ko, Union Minister for Transport and Communications Mr. U Thant Sin Maung, Chief Minister Rakhine State Mr. U Nyi Pu and Myanmar Ambassador to India Mr. Moe Kyaw Aung at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi

Myanmar President Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho visited Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi as part of an official state visit to India. The 28-member Myanmar delegation also included the Union Minister for International Cooperation Mr. U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Mr. Thura U Aung Ko, Union Minister for Transport and Communications Mr. U Thant Sin Maung, Chief Minister Rakhine State Mr. U Nyi Pu and Myanmar Ambassador to India Mr. Moe Kyaw Aung.

President Myint was traditionally greeted by Gnanmuni Swami on behalf of His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, the sixth spiritual leader of BAPS.

“I am delighted to pay a visit to the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple, home to rich art and architecture that demonstrates the rich culture and traditions of Hinduism,” President Mynit said.

President Myint, along with the delegation offered their respects at the Swaminarayan Akshardham Mandir and performed abhishek to share sentiments for world peace and harmony.

The Myanmar delegation then viewed the Gajendra Pithika (Elephant Plinth) that features 148 lifelike carved stone elephants depicting messages of social harmony, peace, and spirituality. They also experienced the Sanskruti Vihar boat ride exhibition that displays 10,000 years of India’s heritage and contributions to society.