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Prachanda and his delegation arrived at the Indore airport around 11 am, where they were given a warm welcome by state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, his cabinet colleagues Tulsiram Silawat, Usha Thakur and Indore BJP MP Shankar Lalwani
Traditional dance was performed at the airport by a group of artistes in honour of the guests from Nepal. Members of the local Nepalese community raised the slogans of "Jai Mahakali" by holding the flags of India and Nepal to welcome them
The Nepal PM and CM Chouhan held a brief interaction at the airport. Chouhan was seen sporting a traditional Nepali cap during his interaction with Prachanda
During the meeting, Chouhan told him that India and Nepal were ancient civilisations and they were culturally one
After their interaction, Prachanda left by road for the famous Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, one of the 12 'jyotirlingas' in the country, located around 55 km away from Indore
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