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Tomorrow is Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day:
Odyssey of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha
The ‘Danta Dhatu’ (Tooth Relic of the Buddha) is
one of the most revered objects of worship by Buddhists throughout
the world. It now lies in the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Dalada
Maligawa in Kandy enshrined in an embellished reliquary. The Relic
was brought to the island by chance during the 9th regnal year of
king Keerthi Sri Meghavarna (371 AD)
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Special Task Force - Valiant to the core
The beginning of 1980’s saw the emergence of new
trends and dimensions of subversive terror in the Northern part of
Sri Lanka, where terrorism started gradually raising its head.
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Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) - The Sacred Mount
Sri Pada or Adam’s Peak as it was known to the
early West was in the limelight from times before the recorded
history of the island. Legends surrounding the sacred mount existed
prior to the Christian era. It is axiomatic that worship of deities
in high places was indulged in by mankind from times of remote
antiquity.
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