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| Sacred Kapilavastu Relics at Jayanthi Viharaya - Anuradhapura |
The Sacred Kapilavastu Relics were brought to the Jayanthi Viharaya, Anuradhapura, the third venue of the ongoing exposition of the Sacred Kapilavastu Relics in Sri Lanka, on 24 August 2012 from the previous venue (Pelmadulla) by helicopter.
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| Sacred Relics Arriving Sri Lanka |
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| Sacred Relics Arriving Anuradhapura |
The Sacred Relics are on displayed at the Jayanthi Viharaya, Anuradhapura from 24 to 26 August 2012. Earlier, on arrival at Anuradhapura, the relics were brought from the helipad to the venue of the exposition in a colourful procession.
The procession was led by flag bearers, drummers and dancers. All along the way, lotus petals were strewn to welcome the Sacred Relics.
The venue of the exposition – Jayanthi Viharaya – was decorated with flags and hoardings. The city of Anuradhapura, one of the oldest cities in the world to be continuously inhabited, wore a festive look with hoardings and buntings all around the streets. The exposition of the Kapilavastu relics has been extended from September 5 to September 11.
කපිල වස්තු පුර යනු අප ග ෞතම ශාකය ුණීද්රය් වන් ගස පප් ූමියයි. කපිලවස්තුග ිට ලූම්බිණිය ඇත්ගත් කිගලෝමී ර 35ක් පමණ දුරකි අප ග ෝසතු් වසර 29ක්ම ත කගේ කපිල වසතුග ය ග ෝසතු් දසමරු් පරදවා සම්මා සුණබුද්ධත්වය පත් වී දසමසක් ත වු තැන මනා පිරිවරා කපිල වස්තුවය
