Motorcade carrying Samadhi Buddha statue reaches A’pura today

COLOMBO: A Samadhi Buddha statue will be carried in a motorcade throughout the country to mark the Ambuluwawa 10th anniversary celebrations. The motorcade called at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya on Tuesday.

After calling over at Temple Trees yesterday the motorcade reached the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy via Nittambuwa, Kegalle, and Mawanella.

The program: March 15 - Anuradhapura via Katugastotoa, Galagedera, Mawathegama, Dambulla, Rangiri Dambulu Viharaya, and Kekirawa;

March 16 - Pooja at Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and thereafter Mahiyangana via Polonnaruwa;

March 17 - Mahiyangana via Hasalaka, Badulla and Muthiyanganaya;

March 18 - Kataragama via Moneragala, Buttala and Wellawaya;

March 19 - Galle via Tissamaharamaya, Hambantota and Matara Bodhi;

March 20 - Ratnapura via Aluthgama and Kalutara;

March 21 - Gampola via Avisawella, Ginigathena and Nawalapitiya;

March 22 - Matale via Peradeniya, Gohagoda Road, Katuastots, Akurana, Alawathugoda and Naula;

March 23 - back to Ambuluwawa via Gongawala Road, Matale Main Street, Warakamulle Road, Wattegama, Narampanawa, Teldeniya, Digana, Kundasale, Kandy, William Gopallawa Mawatha, Peradeniya, Doluwa and Delpitiya.