A photograph circulating on social media, allegedly exhibiting a sacred Buddha tooth relic that’s forbidden from being photographed, is being investigated by Sri Lankan police.
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, which homes the relic of the tooth of the Buddha.
The extremely commemorated object went on show this month for the primary time since March 2009 — with an estimated 125,000 individuals coming to see the relic on the primary day of the show, which was open for simply two and a half hours.
Pictures of the Buddha’s tooth is strictly prohibited throughout the viewing and guests are frisked earlier than getting into the sacred a part of the temple. No baggage or parcels are permitted, and the usage of cell phones can be banned contained in the temple.
Nevertheless, regardless of these guidelines prohibiting images, a picture purportedly exhibiting the Buddha tooth relic has been extensively shared on social media, according to a report by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The {photograph} is now being investigated by the Sri Lankan Police. Officers within the Felony Investigation Division are looking for out whether or not the photograph had been taken by a customer throughout the present exhibition on the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, or whether or not it was a doctored picture.
“If somebody took a photograph contained in the temple, it’s a critical safety lapse,” a police official, who requested anonymity as he was not licensed to talk to the media, tells AFP.
“There’s a important presence of plain-clothed officers contained in the temple,” he stated, requesting anonymity as he was not licensed to talk to the media.
The Buddha tooth relic is on show for 10 days, with the viewing ending on April 27.
Many in Sri Lanka’s majority-Buddhist inhabitants imagine the Buddha’s left canine is enshrined on the temple, the place it’s thought to be a sacred non secular relic in addition to an emblem of sovereign significance.
The Buddha tooth relic was traditionally held by Sinhalese kings. Since historical instances, it was believed that whoever held the relic held the governance of the nation.
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