A religious ceremony was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Mulawanshika Chapter of the Amarapura Sect, with floral tributes to the founder Most Venerable Bodhisathwa Guna Vibushitha Maha Dhamma Rajadhi Rajaguru Sri Gnanawimala Tissadhidana Mahanayaka Thera at the Ambarukkarama Mula Mahavihar, Welitara Balapitiya. Some 200 monks participated in the ceremony. The late Thera played a major role in establishing the Mulawanshika Chapter of the Amarapura Nikaya. Also the 50th annivasary of the incumbent Mahanayaka, Most Venerable Mahavihara Wasawathasa Wimalananditissa Srimaha Mahopadaya Shasthrapathi Ahungalle Wimaladhamma Tissabhidana Thera was also held concurrently. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel