Bhopal: In its attempt to further boost relations between India and Nepal, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday despatched 1.11 lakh laddus prepared at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple to Nepal.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav flagged off a vehicle carrying the laddus given by the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee for distribution during Shri Ram Janki Vivah Mahotsav in the Himalayan nation.

“Chief Minister Mohan Yadav today sent 1,11,111 laddu Prasad of Mahakaleshwar Temple to Ayodhya from Mahamrityunjay Dwar by showing the saffron flag, amid the chants of Lord Shri Ram. This Prasad will be distributed to the devotees coming to the Shri Ram-Sita Vivah festival organized in Janakpur, Nepal,” an official statement said. 

The religious, cultural and friendly relations between India and Nepal are very old, the CM said. He called the initiative of sending laddus from the famous Ujjain temple to the neighbouring nation an important link towards deepening Indo-Nepal relations.

The laddus were sent to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust for distribution in Mithila, Nepal, an official said.