Watch: 'Kulhad Wali Chai' And UPI Star In Modi-Macron Bonhomie, Ram Mandir Replica The Showstopper

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron interacted over a cup of tea as they visited a tea stall in Jaipur on Thursday.

The French President, who is the chief guest for India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations, also used Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make a payment at the tea stall. Prime Minister Modi also explained the UPI digital payments system to French President Emmanuel Macron.

UPI is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank), merging several banking features, seamless fund routing, and merchant payments into one hood. It allows users to transfer money through their mobile device round the clock.

Macron arrived in Jaipur on his two-day State visit earlier on Thursday. In his nearly six-hour stay in Jaipur, the French president along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the famous solar observatory Jantar Mantar.

During their visit to the capital city of Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a replica of the Ram Mandir to French President Emmanuel Macron.

Notably, the majestic Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya opened for devotees across the world on January 22, Monday, with Prime Minister Modi performing the main rituals surrounding the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony under the watchful eyes of a select complement of priests.

The two leaders held a mega roadshow in Jaipur earlier in the day.People in large numbers welcomed PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron during their roadshow and Macron waved at the people who gathered there, acknowledging the warm welcome.