Later in the afternoon yesterday (31), the Prime Minister attended the inauguration of the Sri Sarvajna Sacred Relic Exhibition held at the Dharma Shasthrodaya Pirivena Temple in Piliyandala. Upon arriving at the temple, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya paid her respects to the Chief Incumbent and received blessings. She then offered gilanpasa to the Sacred Relics enshrined in the temple’s Dharma Hall. Thereafter, the relic exhibition was ceremonially opened for public veneration.
Prime Minister Opens ‘Buddha Rashmi’ Vesak Zone and Vesak Celebrations
Prime Minister attended the inauguration of the Sri Sarvajna Sacred Relic Exhibition held at the Dharma Shasthrodaya Pirivena Temple in Piliyandala
The Kotikawatta–Mulleriyawa Vesak ZONE, organized under the guidance of Venerable Dodamgolle Pannananda Thero, Chief Incumbent of Sri Suramyaramaya Temple, Madinnagoda, was also inaugurated under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. On this occasion, the Prime Minister illuminated the Vesak pandal depicting the Yamamah Perahera, which had been organized by the Kotikawatta–Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha. Alongside the event, a Body Bethi Gee performance organized by the Kolonnawa Young Buddhist Association and the Kolonnawa East and West Sasanarakshaka Mandalayas was held. The event was sponsored by the United Traders’ Association.
Prime Minister attended the inauguration of The Kotikawatta–Mulleriyawa Vesak ZONE
The occasion was graced by the presence of Members of the Maha Sangha, Ministers Wasantha Samarasinghe and Sunil Watagala, Member of Parliament Lakshman Nipunarachchi, diplomatic core, chairpersons of local authorities, Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri, government officials, and a large gathering of devotees.
