Thailand
to gift Golden Casket to Temple of the Tooth Relic [August
28, 2001 -
12:40 GMT]
Buddhists
in Thailand will donate a new gold ornamented glass pagoda to the Sri
Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth Relic) in Kandy.
The
casket of over 4 kilos of gold with 46 precious stones embedded in it will
arrive in Sri Lanka in November with a team of over 150 Thai devotees.
The
golden casket will be taken in a procession from Colombo to the Temple
of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.

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Last Updated
Date: August 28, 2001 -
12.40 GMT.
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