Kapilavastu relics for the second time in 114 years recently travelled from india to
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The Sacred Kapilavastu Relics (fragments of Buddha’s bones) will travel from India to in Sri Lanka in August. These will be on display across Sri Lanka from August 20 to September 5. The relics will have the status of a Head of State in Sri Lanka.
An agreement to make this happen was signed in Colombo today by H.P. Cashian Herath, Secretary, Ministry of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs, Sri Lanka, and Pravin Srivastava, Director General, National Museum, India.
The Exposition is being organised in Sri Lanka at the request made by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide an opportunity to the followers of Buddhism in Sri Lanka to pay homage to the Kapilavastu Relics. The Agreement lays down the necessary arrangements to be made by the Government of Sri Lanka for the exposition of Kapilavastu Relics in Sri Lanka as per the following schedule