<p>Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday prayed for the well-being and prosperity of the Indian and Sri Lankan people and for reinforcing their centuries-old bonds, as he visited the historic Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, the foremost shrine of Sri Lanka's Buddhist majority in Kandy city.</p>.<p>Shringla arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday on a four-day visit during which he will meet the top leadership, including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and review the bilateral ties between India and the island nation.</p>.<p>"Foreign Secretary @harshvshringla begins his visit by seeking blessings at Sri Dalada Maligawa. He was received warmly by Hon'ble Diyawadana Nilame of the temple," the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka tweeted.</p>.<p>Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in the country's Central Province is a world-renowned place of worship, where the left Canine tooth of Gautama Buddha is enshrined.</p>.<p>"Foreign Secretary offered prayers for the well-being & prosperity of the people of India & Sri Lanka and for reinforcing their centuries-old bonds," Assistant High Commission of India in Kandy tweeted.</p>.<p>Diyawadana Nilame is the office of the chief lay custodian of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.</p>.<p>The temple which is venerated by thousands of local and foreign devotees and tourists daily was named as a world heritage by UNESCO in 1988.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday prayed for the well-being and prosperity of the Indian and Sri Lankan people and for reinforcing their centuries-old bonds, as he visited the historic Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, the foremost shrine of Sri Lanka's Buddhist majority in Kandy city.</p>.<p>Shringla arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday on a four-day visit during which he will meet the top leadership, including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and review the bilateral ties between India and the island nation.</p>.<p>"Foreign Secretary @harshvshringla begins his visit by seeking blessings at Sri Dalada Maligawa. He was received warmly by Hon'ble Diyawadana Nilame of the temple," the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka tweeted.</p>.<p>Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in the country's Central Province is a world-renowned place of worship, where the left Canine tooth of Gautama Buddha is enshrined.</p>.<p>"Foreign Secretary offered prayers for the well-being & prosperity of the people of India & Sri Lanka and for reinforcing their centuries-old bonds," Assistant High Commission of India in Kandy tweeted.</p>.<p>Diyawadana Nilame is the office of the chief lay custodian of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.</p>.<p>The temple which is venerated by thousands of local and foreign devotees and tourists daily was named as a world heritage by UNESCO in 1988.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>