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Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka yesterday paid homage to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura. Chief Incumbent of the Atamastana Ven Dr.Pallegama Siriniwasa Nayaka Thera presented a sapling of the sacred Bo tree at the Sri Maha Bodhi. It was a gift from Sri Lanka on the occasion of the 60th birth anniversary of the King of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo.

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