President donates Rs. 45 m for gold plated canopy of Temple of the Tooth
President Maithripala Sirisena has given Rs. 45 million for gold plating for the golden canopy of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
The President made this donation in response to a request made by the Mahanayake Theros of the Malwathu and Asgiri chapters. The President handed over the relevant cheque in this regard to Kandy District Secretary H.M.P. Hitisekara at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.
The golden canopy was offered to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Rel