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Sri Lanka's new president receives blessings at sacred Buddhist site


Sri Lanka's new president, Maithripala Sirisena,
received blessings from Buddhist monks and performed religious rites at the Sri Maha Bodhiya tree.

He also participated in religious ceremonies at a historical Sinhala Buddhist site in Polonnaruwa, his home town, thanking locals for voting him in as the new president.

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