The ancient statue of the Buddha in Gadaladeniya Sri Saddharmatileka historic temple in Pilimathalawa destroyed by the Portuguese invaders in the 16 century was replaced with a new statue yesterday.

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Carefully arranged between the tree roots, large sections of carved stone were uncovered, pieces of a long-destroyed statue ... that once wrapped around a Buddha statue in the temple.