A special blessing ceremony is scheduled to take place this afternoon at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. In addition, alms will be offered to the Maha Sangha at the temple premises tomorrow (19) as part of the celebrations.
Ahead of today’s events, a Sangha Dakshina for one hundred monks was held at Carlton House in Tangalle the day before yesterday, honouring the former President’s milestone birthday.