The Sri Lanka Police has requested the public to refrain from arriving in Kandy in the next two days, 24 and 25 April, to attend the ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic at the Sri Dalada Maligawa.
Issuing a statement, the Police said that over 300,000 devotees were already at the location.
The Police said that if the crowd continues to exceed in the next two days, then new devotees will not receive an opportunity to attend the event.
As such, the Police have urged devotees intending to visit on Thursday (24) and Friday (25) to refrain from doing so.
The ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, which commenced on 18 April, will continue until 27 April. (Newswire)
