Srilanka, April 18 -- A heavy influx of devotees was experienced by this afternoon in Kandy when the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic got underway. Most of them had joined the three queues three days ahead of the event.

According to police intelligence, more than 300,000 devotees had joined the queues by yesterday afternoon.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic followed by ministers and officials of foreign missions and devotees.

A senior police official said it was a clear indication that a larger crowd of devotees would turn up this year to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic when compared to the previous years.

It is believed that the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic would be extended be...