INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently on a main check out to India, arrived in Bodh Gaya today (17 )
He paid tribute at the Mahabodhi Temple and the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi Tree, the website where Prince Siddhartha achieved knowledge, and got
blessings.Bodh Gaya is one of the four main spiritual sites connected with the life of Gautama Buddha, holding enormous significance for
In 2002, the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The General Secretary of Maha Bodhi Society of India,
Venerable Pelwatte Seewalee Thero, and the Head of the Sarnath Center, Venerable Rathmalwala Sumiththananda Nayake Thero, extended true
blessings to the President throughout the occasion.Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath, in addition
to the Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Prof
Anil Jayantha Fernando also took part in the occasion.-- PMD
