President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared open the newly constructed two-storey building housing the Archaeological Museum and the International Archaeological Research Institute at the historic Somawathi sacred area in Polonnaruwa today. The two-storey building was constructed under the plans and supervision of the Department of Archaeology, following the guidance of the Chief Incumbent of the historic Somawathi Raja Maha Vihara and Registrar of the Mahavihara Vansika Syamopali Maha Nikaya of the Malwatta Chapter, the Most Venerable Dr. Pahamune Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera. The project was fully funded through the financial contribution of Deshamanya Mithrapala Lankeshwara, Chairman of the Rathna Group, to…
President opens new Somawathi Museum & Research Institute
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