Watch | Modi, Macron enjoy ‘masala chai’ in Jaipur, pay via UPI

At a handicrafts shop in the Hawa Mahal area, PM Modi bought a small replica of the Ayodhya Ram temple and paid for the artefact via UPI.

By: Express Web Desk

New Delhi | Updated: January 25, 2024 09:02 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifts a replica of Ram Mandir to French President Emmanuel Macron, in Jaipur. (PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday enjoyed masala tea from Jaipur’s Sahu chaiwala and paid for it via UPI.

Ending their roadshow at the city’s famous Hawa Mahal, the duo also visited a handicrafts shop, where Modi bought a small replica of the Ayodhya Ram temple for the guest and paid Rs 500 to the shopkeeper digitally.

In the evening, the two leaders were driven in an open-top vehicle through a short stretch in the heart of the city, beginning from Jantar Mantar, the 18th century astronomical observatory which is now a Unesco heritage site.
They stood in the vehicle, chatting and waving at people who lined the route.

Macron, who is the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in Delhi on January 26, also visited the hilltop Amber Palace in a carefully curated tour that ended at an iconic palace-turned-hotel. At the Hawa Mahal, they admired the lit-up five-storey building with nearly 1,000 windows and ‘jharokhas’.

The two leaders boarded the open-top vehicle again to continue the roadshow up to Sanganeri Gate. From there, they were to be driven to Rambagh Palace for dinner and the bilateral talks.

With inputs from PTI

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