Sacred Monument from Seetha Amman Temple Nuwara Eliya to Ram Mandir, Ayodhya, India

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The symbolic Sacred Monument of a stone carved from where Seetha was kept in captive by Ravana was handed over to High Commissioner Designate to New Delhi, India Milinda Moragoda by Member of Parliament and Seetha Amman Temple, Nuwara Eliya Trustee V. Radhakrishnan, Mayurapathi Amman Temple, Mayura Place, Colombo 6 Trustee S. Sundaralingam and E. Muthukrishnan, a leading businessman in Colombo, in the presence of High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Shri Gopal Baglay at the function held at Mayurapathi Amman Temple Hall on Thursday, 18 March.

GOPIO Founder President P.P. Devaraj, Deputy High Commissioner Designate to India Dr. V.K. Walson and Deputy High Commissioner Designate to India Dr. Venkatesh also attended this occasion.

The High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka in his address said that he was very pleased with this endeavor and assured the fullest cooperation to ensure the Sacred Monument reached Ayodhya.

Devaraj, in his address thanked Milinda for having volunteering to undertake the delivery of the Sacred Monument to the Trustees of Ram Mandir, Ayodhya through the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi. Devaraj also explained the long relationship India and Sri Lanka had and wish that relationship should be strengthened by this handing over of the symbolic Sacred Monument.

Radhakrishnan in his address said that Sri Lanka had historical relationship with India even during the days of Ramayana, for more than 3,000 years, and was privileged to send the Sacred Monument from his temple to Ram Mandir, Ayodhya, India.

Muthukrishnan in his address said that he was delighted that his dream which he had of sending a Sacred Monument from Sri Lanka to India, while watching the news item when Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, laying the foundation stone for the Ram Mandhir in Ayodhya in August 2020, has come true today and thanked all the dignitaries for their commitment and cooperation.

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