ComBank to build museum at Kataragama Kirivehera

President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiling the commemorative plaque at the site of the proposed museum in the presence of Commercial Bank Chairman, Mahendra Amarasuriya, Managing Director, Amitha Gooneratne and the Viharadhipathi of the Kataragama Kirivehera, Ven. Prof. Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera look on.

The CSR Trust of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon pledged five million rupees to construct a museum at the precincts of the Kataragama Kirivehera for the benefit of thousands of devotees and tourists who visit this site everyday.

A commemorative plaque to mark this event was unveiled recently by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Commercial Bank Chairman Mahendra Amarasuriya, Managing Director, Amitha Gooneratne and the Viharadhipathi of the Kataragama Kirivehera, Ven. Prof. Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera.

The proposed 2160 square foot, split-level, single-storey building will comprise the museum and a bookshop. The museum will house ancient artefacts that have been found at excavations on the temple land over the years.