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Clergy protest Ukrainian Tourists visit to Temple of the Sacred Tooth Clergy protest Ukrainian Tourists visit to Temple of the Sacred Tooth Written by Share: Colombo (News 1st); Approximately 150 Ukrainian tourists currently in Sri Lanka visited Kandy on Monday (11) and also paid a visit to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. When they were about to leave the premises, Venerable Lewelle Dhammalankara Thero highlighted the risk posed to the locals upon the arrival of the Ukrainian tourists. “This visit was organized without informing the Mahanayake’s of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters, and even the governor of the central province,” the Venerable Thero alleged. ....
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the Minister of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs last Sunday opened Prof. Senaka Bandaranaike Archaeological Field Training School in Sigiriya. Ministers Janaka Bandara Tennakoon and Vidura Wickramanayake joined him in opening the school. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the Minister of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs last Sunday declared open Prof. Senaka Bandaranaike Archaeological Field Training School at Sigiriya. The Field Training School built by the Central Cultural Fund at a cost of Rs. 50 million within the Sigiriya Archaeological Department premises would be the country’s premier training school for archaeologists to carry out practical and theoretical studies with residential facilities, the Prime Minister said. ....