The veneration of the Sacred Relics, that are as a consequence of be delivered to Sri Lanka with the intervention of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the total patronage of the Authorities of India, can be held on the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo for seven days from 4 to 11 February.
A dialogue to evaluation the preliminary organisational preparations was held this morning (Jan. 21) on the Presidential Secretariat underneath the patronage of the Minister of Public Safety and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, and the Secretary to the President, Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The corporeal relics of the Buddha, found throughout excavations carried out within the Nineteen Sixties within the state of Gujarat, the birthplace of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have by no means beforehand been taken out of India. Because of discussions held between Prime Minister Modi and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake throughout the Indian Prime Minister’s latest go to to Sri Lanka, this uncommon alternative for the folks of Sri Lanka to venerate these sacred relics has now been made doable.
The Sacred Relics are scheduled to reach on the Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport, Katunayake, on 4 February. From that day onwards, most people will have the ability to venerate the relics on the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple.
Intensive discussions had been held on the preparations to be offered throughout the whole interval, from the arrival of the Sacred Relics in Sri Lanka from India on 4 February till their return to India, in addition to on the obligations assigned to the respective establishments and the associated plans.
Expressing his views, the Chief Incumbent of Gangaramaya Temple, the Venerable Kirinde Assaji Nayaka Thera, acknowledged that it’s the President’s expectation that each one obligatory services be offered in a fashion that ensures the huge variety of devotees arriving in Colombo for the veneration of the Sacred Relics don’t face inconvenience. He additionally elaborated on the preparations already made on the Gangaramaya Temple for the sacred veneration.
The Minister of Public Safety and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, acknowledged that it is a historic event for the folks of Sri Lanka, in addition to a big milestone in efforts to foster a Buddhist revival within the nation.
The event was attended by the Maha Sangha together with the Chief Incumbent of Gangaramaya Temple, the Venerable Dr Kirinde Assaji Nayaka Thera; the Minister of Buddhasasana, Non secular and Cultural Affairs, Dr Hiniduma Sunil Senevi; the Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Non secular and Cultural Affairs, Gamagedara Dissanayake; the Governor of the Western Province, Hanif Yusoof; the Mayor of Colombo, Vraie Cally Balthazaar; the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Safety and Parliamentary Affairs, Ravi Seneviratne; secretaries of the related ministries and heads of state establishments; the Director Normal of Authorities Data, H. S. Ok. J. Bandara; the Commanders of the Tri-Forces; the Inspector Normal of Police and different heads of the safety companies; in addition to representatives of personal establishments extending their patronage to the occasion.
(President’s Media Division)
