New Delhi, Jan 26: French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Dargah Nizamuddin Aulia here on Friday evening, officials said. Macron was the chief guest at the 75th Republic Day celebrations at Delhi's Kartavya Path.

He reached the almost 700-year-old shrine -- the nerve centre of Sufi culture in India -- at 9.45 pm and remained there for more than half an hour, they said. Republic Day 2024: French President Emmanuel Macron Attends At-Home Reception Hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan (Watch Video).

Emmanuel Macron Dargah Visit

The dargah is the mausoleum of the famous Sufi Nizamuddin Auliya and his disciple Amir Khusrau. ‘Historic and Memorable Moment in Many Ways’: President Droupadi Murmu Meets French President Emmanuel Macron at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Hails Partnership Between India and France (Watch Video).

Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu received her French counterpart Macron at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and hosted a banquet in his honour.

Welcoming President Macron, she said the leaders of the two countries being guests of honour in each other's successive National Day parade and celebrations, is a historic moment, and "a symbol of the depth of our friendship and the strength of our partnership".

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