Colombo, Feb. 10 -- A sacred and deeply symbolic return journey is being undertaken as a high-level Indian delegation, led by Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, and Chowna Mein, Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, who have travelled to Colombo to receive and escort the Holy Buddha Relics of Devni Mori back to India on February 11. The exposition of the relics was promised by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to Sri Lanka last April.

In Sri Lanka, the delegation is witnessing extraordinary scenes of devotion, as thousands of faithful are standing in long queues for hours, patiently waiting to pay veneration, offering flowers, prayers, and silent homage with folded hands and tearful eyes. The atm...