Unique find while digging drain
Chitraratne Kaluarachchi Hidogama group cor
The statue
* Weighs 238 grammes
* Seven meters in height
* Made of seven varieties of metal
The Buddha statue found in Akkarawatta |
An ancient Buddha statue of historical and archaeological value has
been discovered at a place called Akkarawatta in Thuruwila, Hidogama.
Hidogama Police OIC, Inspector Nishantha Kasthuriarachchi said a
resident named Podimahatthya Pradeep Premakumara had found the statue
while digging a drain in his land and informed the Police.
Officers visited the scene and brought the statue to the Police
station.
The statue weighing 238 grammes and about seven meters in height is
believed to be made of five varieties of metal.
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