Santosh Jha met Swami Gobind Dev Giri Maharaj and his team at India House in Colombo.
Colombo:
India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, on Sunday invited senior officials of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to discuss ways in which India can support the development of the Ramayana Trail in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Jha met Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, and his team at India House here.
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is the organization responsible for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
“The High Commissioner @santjha welcomed Mr. Swami Gobind Dev Giri Maharaj, Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and his accompanying team to India House.” The High Commission of India said in a post to X.
“Discussed how India can support the development of Sri Lanka’s #RamayanaTrail and promote P2P (people-to-people) connectivity and economic growth,” the report said.
high commissioner @santjha We welcomed Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, and his accompanying team to India House. We discussed how 🇮🇳 can support development. #ramayanatrail 🇱🇰 promotes P2P connectivity and economic growth. pic.twitter.com/gCJBRda4cH
— India in Sri Lanka (@IndiainSL) April 21, 2024
Mr. Jha also attended the inauguration event of the Sri Lankan Ramayana Trail project, which was supported by Swami Gobind Dev Giri Maharaj.
“Today, as the friendship between India and Sri Lanka grows, may the #RamayanaTrail prosper! High Commissioner @santjha along with NSA @SagalaRatnayaka and cricket icon @Sanath07 of Swami Govind Developer Giri Maharaj Participated in the launch event of the #RamayanaTrail project in Sri Lanka in support of other dignitaries,” the High Commission said in another post.
May #ramayanatrail Today 🇮🇳 🇱🇰 May your friendships flourish!
high commissioner @santjha Participated in the establishment event of #ramayanatrail 🇱🇰 project approved by Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj along with NSA @SagalaRatnayakacricket icon @sanath07 & other dignitaries. pic.twitter.com/G6XNgjc0R7
— India in Sri Lanka (@IndiainSL) April 21, 2024
The Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and an important text of Hinduism. There are 52 of his sites on the Ramayana Trail in Sri Lanka.
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