President unveils Buddha statue

by S.M. Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Cor.

The world's largest rocky statue of the Buddha built at Rambadagalle Buddhist temple in Kurunegala will be unveiled for devotees by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 21.

The Chief Incumbent of the temple Venerable Egodamulle Amaramoli Thera, said that this sacred Buddha statue was being constructed by Indian sculptors for a long time. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has donated twenty million rupees for beautifying and developing the surroundings of the temple premises, Amaramoli thera said.