Heiyantuduwa Raja's tusks were each 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) in length when he was living, and it was considered one of the longest-tusked elephants in the country.

On 8 March 1945, the tusker had been publicly auctioned by then British Ceylon government at Hambantota Kachcheri.

Carrying the casket of tooth relic was an opportunity bestowed upon only a few elephants in Sri Lanka.

Dollars by a Japanese company, Henry Gunasekara gave his skeleton to the Sri Lankan government in recognition of his part in the nation's heritage.

Heiyantuduwa Raja's skeleton has been on display to the public at the National Museum of Colombo since 29 January 2013 [2]