Modi Myanmar visit: PM visits Ananda Temple in Bagan; See top photos

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in the second leg of his two-nation visit to Myanmar. On Wednesday he arrived in Bagan, the city in central Myanmar. This is Modi's first bilateral visit to Myanmar. He had visited the country in 2014 to attend the ASEAN-India Summit. PM today also visited Ananda Temple. See pictures of his visit to the temple here. (Twitter/Narendra Modi‏)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the famous Ananda Temple and paid his respects to the historical temple in Bagan which is being renovated with India's assistance after it was damaged in a tremor last year. (Twitter/ @MEAIndia)

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The Buddhist temple, one of the surviving masterpieces of the Mon architecture, is believed to have been built around 1105 by King Kyanzittha, one of the greatest Burmese monarchs, as per the report by PTI. (Twitter/ @MEAIndia)

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India and Myanmar, as per the report by PTI, signed an agreement in 2010 to restore the Ananda Temple. India allocated $3 million to the project being carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India. (Twitter/ @MEAIndia)

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The official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs, Raveesh Kumar shared PM Modi’s photo at the temple on twitter and captioned it: “Connecting with history. PM @narendramodi pays respects at Ananda Temple,the most historical and venerated temple in Bagan, Myanmar.” India and Myanmar, as per the report by PTI, signed an agreement in 2010 to restore the Ananda Temple. India allocated $3 million to the project being carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India. (Twitter/ @MEAIndia)

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PM Modi also unveiled a plaque signifying the contribution of India, in the restoration of the Ananda Temple, at Bagan on Wednesday. (Twitter/@PIB_India)