**Executive Summary**
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, expressed his gratitude to the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo. This exposition fulfills a decision made during the Prime Minister's visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025 to bring the relics to the country. The press release was posted on February 5, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gratitude to Sri Lankan President:**
* Prime Minister Modi conveyed his gratitude to President Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics.
* **Exposition of Holy Relics:**
* The exposition is taking place at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.
* **Decision Made in April 2025:**
* During PM Modi's visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025, it was decided that the Holy Devnimori Relics would be brought to Sri Lanka.
* This decision was made to offer the people of Sri Lanka the opportunity to pay their respects to the relics.
* **Strengthening Bilateral Ties:**
* The arrival of the relics is a testament to the enduring spiritual bond between India and Sri Lanka, which are bound by deep civilisational and spiritual ties.
* **Message of Peace:**
* PM Modi expressed hope that Lord Buddha's message of compassion, peace, and harmony will continue to guide humanity.
* **Related Social Media Post:**
* The Prime Minister shared the information in a post on X, also thanking the President and sharing that the decision to bring the relics to Sri Lanka was made in April 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: People of Sri Lanka**
* **Impact:** They are given the opportunity to pay their respects to the Holy Devnimori Relics.
* **Action Required:** No action specified.
**Stakeholder: President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake**
* **Impact:** Acknowledged and thanked for inaugurating the exposition of Holy Devnimori Relics.
* **Action Required:** No action specified.
**Stakeholder: India and Sri Lanka**
* **Impact:** The arrival of the relics to Sri Lanka reaffirms enduring spiritual bond.
* **Action Required:** No action specified.
Key Entities Referenced
Sri Lanka: Country to which the Holy Devnimori Relics were brought; location of exposition.
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India, who expressed gratitude and was involved in the decision to bring the relics to Sri Lanka.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: President of Sri Lanka who inaugurated the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics.
Holy Devnimori Relics: Relics that were the subject of the exposition in Sri Lanka.
Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo: Location of the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics in Sri Lanka.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Expresses Gratitude to President
of Sri Lanka for Inaugurating the Exposition of
the Holy Devnimori Relics
Posted On: 05 FEB 2026 10:45AM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conveyed his gratitude to President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Anura
Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics at the sacred
Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.
The Prime Minister recalled that during his visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025, it was decided that these
revered relics would be brought to Sri Lanka, thereby offering the people an opportunity to pay their
respects.
Shri Modi highlighted that India and Sri Lanka are bound by deep civilisational and spiritual ties, nurtured
over centuries of shared heritage and cultural exchange. He emphasized that the arrival of the Holy
Devnimori Relics in Sri Lanka is a testament to the enduring spiritual bond between the two nations.
The Prime Minister expressed hope that Lord Buddha’s timeless message of compassion, peace, and
harmony will continue to guide humanity, fostering unity and understanding across borders.
In separate posts on X, Shri Modi stated:
“Gratitude to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy
Devnimori Relics at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.
During my visit in April 2025, it was decided these relics will come to Sri Lanka, thus giving the
opportunity for the people to pay their respects. Our nations are connected by deep civilisational and
spiritual bonds. May Lord Buddha’s timeless message of compassion, peace and harmony continue to
guide humanity.
@anuradisanayake
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2222243®=3&lang=1”
Gratitude to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition
of the Holy Devnimori Relics at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.
During my visit in April 2025, it was decided these relics will come to Sri Lanka,
thus giving the opportunity for the… https://t.co/rLGTRudlsZ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2026“ෙකාළඹ, ගංගාරාම විහාරස්ථානෙ දී පූජනීය ෙදව්නිෙමරි ධාතු ප්රදර්ශනය විවෘත කිරීම සම්බන්ධෙයන්
ජනාධිපති අනර කුමාර දිසානායක මැතිතුමාට කෘතඥතාවය පළ කරමි.
මාෙ 2025 අෙල් සංචාරය අතරතුරදී ෙමම ධාතුන් වහන්ෙස්ලා ශ්රී ලංකාවට වැඩම කරවන බවට තීරණය
කරන ලද අතර ඒ අනව ජනතාවට ධාතුන් වහන්ෙස්ලා වන්දනා කිරීෙම් අවස්ථාව හිමි වී තිෙ. අප ෙදරට ගැඹරු
ශිෂ්ටාචාරමය සහ ආධාත්මික සබඳතාවන්ෙගන් බැඳී පවතී. දයානකම්පාව, සාමය සහ සමඟිය පිළිබඳ බදුන්
වහන්ෙස්ෙ අකාලික පණිවිඩය තවදුරටත් මනෂ වර්ගයාට මඟ ෙපන්වන ලැෙවා!
@anuradisanayake
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2222243®=3&lang=1”
ෙකාළඹ, ගංගාරාම විහාරස්ථානෙ දී පූජනීය ෙදව්නිෙමරි ධාතු ප්රදර්ශනය විවෘත කිරීම
සම්බන්ධෙයන් ජනාධිපති අනර කුමාර දිසානායක මැතිතුමාට කෘතඥතාවය පළ කරමි.
මාෙ 2025 අෙල් සංචාරය අතරතුරදී ෙමම ධාතුන් වහන්ෙස්ලා ශ්රී ලංකාවට වැඩම කරවන බවට
තීරණය කරන ලද අතර ඒ අනව ජනතාවට ධාතුන් වහන්ෙස්ලා… https://t.co/rLGTRudlsZ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2026
“ெகாழும்பிலுள்ள புனித கங்காராைம விகாைரயில் புனித ேதவ்னிேமாரி சின்னங்களின் தரிசனத்ைத
ஆரம்பித்துைவத்தைமக்காக ஜனாதிபதி அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க அவர்களுக்கு நன்றி.
2025 ஏப்ரலில் எனது விஜயத்தின்ேபாது இச்சின்னங்கைள இலங்ைகக்கு அனுப்புவது குறித்து
தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டதுடன் அதன் அடிப்பைடயில் மக்கள் வழிபாட்டிைன ேமற்ெகாள்வதற்கான வாய்ப்பு
கிைடக்கப்ெபற்றுள்ளது. நமது நாடுகள் ஆழமான நாகரீக மற்றும் ஆன்மீக பிைணப்புகளினால்
இைணக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. புத்த ெபருமானின் கருைண, அைமதி மற்றும் நல்லிணக்கம் குறித்த காலத்தால்
அழியாத ெசய்தியானது ெதாடர்ந்து மனித குலத்துக்கு வழிகாட்டட்டும்.
@anuradisanayake
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2222243®=3&lang=1”
ெகாழும்பிலுள்ள புனித கங்காராைம விகாைரயில் புனித ேதவ்னிேமாரி சின்னங்களின்
தரிசனத்ைத ஆரம்பித்துைவத்தைமக்காக ஜனாதிபதி அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க
அவர்களுக்கு நன்றி.
2025 ஏப்ரலில் எனது விஜயத்தின்ேபாது இச்சின்னங்கைள இலங்ைகக்கு அனுப்புவது
குறித்து தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டதுடன் அதன் அடிப்பைடயில்… https://t.co/rLGTRudlsZ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2026
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