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“Siri Dalada Wandanawa,” the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is scheduled to commence today for the second day at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, this afternoon (19). The special exposition is scheduled to take place from 12 noon to 5.30 p.m. Large crowds of devotees can still be seen waiting in queues to worship the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha. To facilitate the movement of devotees, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic has introduced three new access routes: • Entry from D. S. Senanayake Veediya to the Temple’s entrance • From Ratubokkuwa via Sangharaja Mawatha to the main entrance of the temple • From Ratubokkuwa through the temple grounds to the main entrance Meanwhile, General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways, Dhammika Jayasundara, stated that special train services will be operating today as well for the convenience of devotees visiting the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

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The “Siri Dalada Wandanawa”, the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, which allows the public to venerate and pay their respects to the Sacred Tooth Relic, commenced today (18) after 16 years, with the participation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Marking the inauguration ceremony, the President placed first floral tribute to the Sacred Tooth Relic and with the President paying homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic, the “Siri Dalada Wandanawa” officially commenced, allowing the devoted public to pay their respects to the Sacred Tooth Relic, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. At the request of the President, the “Siri Dalada Wandanawa” will be held under the guidance of the Chief Prelates of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters, and under the direction of the Diyawadana Nilame of the historic Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. The event will continue for 10 days, from today until April 27. A large number of devotees from all over the country arrived at the Temple of the Tooth Relic today (18) to pay their homage. Today, the public will have the opportunity to venerate the Sacred Tooth Relic until 5:00 p.m. From tomorrow (19) onwards, the public will be allowed to worship daily from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m., the PMD added. The event was also graced by Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Hiniduma Sunil Senevi along with other Ministers and Ambassadors and High Commissioners representing Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, the Netherlands, India, Myanmar, Palestine, France, New Zealand, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Canada and South Korea, Public officials, Members of the security forces and a large number of local and foreign devotees were also present. -PMD-