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This morning (17), President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited Bodh Gaya, the sacred site where Prince Siddhartha attained enlightenment. He paid homage at the Mahabodhi Temple and the Sri Maha Bodhi tree and received blessings.
The General Secretary of Maha Bodhi Society of India, Venerable Pelwatte Seewalee Thero, and the Head of the Sarnath Center, Venerable Rathmalwala Sumiththananda Nayake Thero, graciously bestowed their blessings upon me during the visit.
The occasion was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath, as well as Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Professor Anil Jayantha Fernando.
