In Pics: Modi and Indonesian President bond over unique kite exhibition based on Ramayana theme

Modi arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta yesterday on the first leg of his three-nation tour to East Asia during which he will also travel to Malaysia and Singapore to further boost India's Act East Policy. Image: Twitter(MEA)

The exhibition is themed on Hindu mythology epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata with images on kites of Lord Rama killing his rival Ravana and of demons. Image: Twitter (@narendramodi)

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (L) a kite on display at the India-Indonesia kite exhibition at the National Monument in Jakarta on May 30, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Goh Chai Hin

"The Leaders welcomed the conclusion of the MoU between Layang-layang Museum Jakarta and Kite Museum of Ahmadabad and noted with appreciation the holding of the First Joint Kite Exhibition on the theme of Ramayana and Mahabharat at National Monument in Jakarta," Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. /Image: AFP PHOTO / Goh Chai Hin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo flew kites as they inaugurated the first joint kite exhibition ./ AFP PHOTO / Goh Chai Hin