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Sandahiru Seya open to public

18 Nov 2021

Sandahiru Seya in Anuradhapura was vested with the Maha Sanga yesterday (18), thereby officially opening the sacred site for devotees. The Maha Sanga and a number of distinguished invitees attended the “Crest Gem” unveiling ceremony yesterday, which was graced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Families of deceased veteran war heroes and disabled ex-servicemen also arrived at the Stupa premises on the opening day to witness the blessed event. The “Crest Gem” was placed at the tip of the Stupa pinnacle on 8 November amidst religious observances. Sandahiru Seya is the second-biggest pagoda in the country, while its ceremonial consecration to the “Sasana” and the Maha Sangha was held yesterday. The pagoda’s structural completion was carried out with the support of Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, and Civil Security Department personnel of the respective security establishments. Erected to immortalise the memory of all war heroes and civil staffers who laid their lives for defence of the country, Sandahiru Seya is to be unveiled and consecrated before leaving it formally in the custodianship of the members of the Maha Sangha. President Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gen. (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne, Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Gen. Shavendra Silva, and Navy Commander Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne observed the final preparations for the event.


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