The offering to the Buddha Sasana was held this afternoon (18) under the patronage of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
This Sandahiru Seya was built in memory of the war heroes who sacrificed their lives in the face of the Thirty Years War and were engaged in defending the nation.
Construction of the Sandahiru Seya began in 2010 and is about 283 feet high and 255 feet in diameter.
The construction of the stupa was carried out jointly by the Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force and Civil Defense Department officials, engineers and other officers.
