Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The highly anticipated "Siri Dalada Wandana," a public exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, commenced today at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, marking the first such event in 16 years.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the exposition, joined by a significant number of international diplomats, including ambassadors and high commissioners from numerous countries.

A special observation carriage on the 7 am train from Colombo Fort Railway Station transported a delegation representing Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, the Netherlands, India, Myanmar, Palestine, France, New Zealand, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, Britain, Thailand, Canada, and Korea to Kandy.

The Presidential Media Division stated that ...