A collection of hundreds of jewels linked to Buddha's remains has returned to India after 127 years following an auction planned for earlier this year that drew threats of legal action from the government in Delhi.

India has successfully brought back a set of relics linked to Buddha’s remains, more than a hundred years after they were taken during British rule. Notably, the jewels were originally discovered in northern India in 1898.

The sacred relics of the Buddha, originally excavated from Piprahwa in present-day Uttar Pradesh in 1898, were returned to India today after 127 years.