Pilgrims Rest for Sanchi

Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardena commemorated the 2550th anniversary of the Buddha Jayanti by laying the foundation stone for the Sanchi Pilgrims Rest.

This building, which has been constructed by the National Physical Planning Department at a cost of Rs. 84m with the collaboration of the Mahabodhi Society, Chief Incumbent of the Caitagiri Vihara, Sanchi Ven Banagala Upatissa Thera with the cooperation of the Indian Government and the Public Works Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, as Three-storeyed structure with an area of 1,200 m2.

It includes an image chamber, a sermon hall, rooms for pilgrims, sitting room and bathrooms, a kitchen sanitary facilities and open halls.

The Vandana Niketana will be opened by Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka on 31st October at 10.00 a.m.

Madhya Pradesh Governor Shri Rameshwar Thakur, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Shivaraj Singh Chauhan, Madhya Pradesh Culture and Public Relations Minister Shri Laxmikant Sharma will participate at the ceremony.