Srilanka, May 14 -- The Dalada exposition, held after 16 years, offered a rare opportunity for the general public to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic. The last Dalada exposition took place in 2009, during the final phase of the war and under the presidency of former head of state Mahinda Rajapaksa. This year, the exposition began at 3:00 p.m. on April 18 and concluded as scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on April 27. The 10-day event was organised at the request of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the President Dissanayake stated that the relic exposition would help restore the country's fading civilisation and foster a religious and cultural revival.

According to historical accounts, after Gautama Buddha's...