Modi, who has been "excited" about the visit, gifted books on Swami Vivekananda and a copy of Bhagawad Gita to Abe who made a special gesture of travelling here specially to meet the Indian Prime Minister in the historic city of Kyoto before their formal Summit meeting in Tokyo on Monday, Sept 1. In addition to the Sanskrit version, a Japanese version of the Bhagawad Gita was also presented to Abe.