PM Narendra Modi thanked Sri Lankan President Dissanayake for inaugurating the exposition of Holy Devnimori Relics in Colombo. The relics, from Gujarat, arrived for public veneration (Feb 4-11), strengthening India-Sri Lanka spiritual ties rooted in Buddhism.
Ashadha Purnima holds significant importance as it marks the occasion when Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon to his initial five ascetic disciples at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh.