Summary
He recounted the story of Panthoun Thirkhanon, a Thai devotee who has studied Ganesha traditions for over four decades and established the Ganesha Himal Museum in Chiang Mai.
The museum, opened in 2002, houses more than 10,000 Ganesha idols and conducts regular worship and special celebrations, helping spread the Ashtavinayak pilgrimage tradition.
Modi used the example to illustrate how India’s cultural, artistic, and religious traditions are being embraced internationally.