President to attend third convocation of Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) in Gaya on Friday

President Droupadi Murmu will be the chief guest at the third convocation of the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) in Gaya on Friday.

Murmu will also visit Mahabodhi Mahavihara, the world heritage site at Gaya, before attending the convocation ceremony on the last leg of her three-day-long visit to the state. Security has been beefed up ahead of the president’s visit to Gaya.

The president will arrive at the Mahavihara around 11:50 am. She is expected to offer prayers at the Buddha statue in the sanctum sanctorum, and offer flowers at the ‘Vajrasana’ under the sacred Bodhi Tree.