Hanoi: A sapling of the holy Bodhi tree from Bodh Gaya in Bihar, which was carried by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee as a gift, was planted here Monday.
President Mukherjee, who is on a four day state visit to Vietnam that began Sunday, planted the sapling alongwith his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang in the presidential palace in Hanoi.
Secretary (East) Anil Wadhwa at a briefing in Delhi had earlier said Vietnam is "looking forward to the gift" of the sacred Bodhi sapling.
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