Ayodhya, 10

March (HS): An 11-member South Korean delegation reached Ayodhya on Tuesday and

paid homage at the memorial of Princess Suriratna (Queen Hlo Hwang-ok of Gaya

State of South Korea). During this, Mayor Mahant Girish Pati Tripathi along

with his wife Rajlaxmi Tripathi welcomed the Korean delegation by presenting

them with clothes and a statue of Lord Shri Ram. During this, the Mayor

promised all possible cooperation in the development of Rani Ho Memorial Park.

Recently, the memorial has been taken over by the Municipal Corporation from

the Tourism Department.

An

11-member delegation from the Republic of South Korea, led by Incheon Lee Kwan

Association President Lee Jin Ok, reached Ayodhya on Tuesday to refresh the

memories related to their paternal grandmother, Queen Heo. In a conversation

through an interpreter, the delegation expressed the need for development of a

place of worship at the Queen Heo Memorial Park. The Mayor promised all

possible cooperation in the development of the memorial. He suggested

correspondence for this through the Indian Embassy. The delegation informed

that a hundred-member delegation will come to Ayodhya on October 6 to pay

homage to Queen Heo. They invited the Mayor to attend the event being held in

South Korea in April.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi