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Return of Buddha’s relics: How the Piprahwa gems came home

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Return of Buddha’s relics: How the Piprahwa gems came home

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The Indian Express•Jan 10

Return of Buddha’s relics: How the Piprahwa gems came home

In April 2025, a dossier reached the Culture Ministry: 349 gems excavated in 1898 along with the Buddha’s relics from Piprahwa in UP, were set to be auctioned in Hong Kong. Over the next three months, the government turned every possible lever until the relics were brought back to India. The Indian Express traces their nerve-wracking journey