Crown Gem

Kotha

Devotees came at dawn

Ready to take Kotha...

Crowning Dagaba...

Watching Ceremony

Parts of Kotha...

Final touch up

Buddha Statue..

Dancers welcome guests

Thousands came from...

Maha Sangha

Ven. Pitiduwe Siridhamma...

Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka

Hon. Minister...

Conch-shell and Magul-bera

All eyes on the Kotha

Monks Chanting Pirith

Monks Reaching Summit

All eyes on Kotha

Mal Warusa

Statue unveiling..

Flowers at the foot...

Unveiling of Statue

Mal Warusa on Statue

Chanting Pirith

Offering flowers

Lighting Eternal-lamp

Queue to deposite statues

Sacred Relics Inside the Chamber

Other sacred Relics in the Chamber

Placing Statues in the Relics Chamber

Thousands of Statues

Guests inside the Chamber

Admiring the Chamber