perera Tuesday, 13 May 2014 07:39 AM

waste of money. better if the money was used to feed or clothe poor who can not afford.

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aja Tuesday, 13 May 2014 08:54 AM

so many poor people who sick needs help what waste .

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Jude des ilva Tuesday, 13 May 2014 09:21 AM

what waste of electricity no wonder CEB does not have funds

In this difficult time its better to spend on the Dansala

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Ando Tuesday, 13 May 2014 09:46 AM

@ perera and aja. I agree with your comments. But, this is part of culture of SL that you can not find anywhere in the world. Best thing would, the "profit" they make from these pandols, should go to charities and poor.

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Proteas Tuesday, 13 May 2014 04:00 PM

Above "Pavu Karayo " don't see the insight which brings to the people's mind. They are Brain Donars??

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Rohanana Tuesday, 13 May 2014 07:08 PM

If this was not done how many people spend that money on Charity? Hardly any. No matter what you do there will be critics. There is an advantage of this that we must not forget. At least once a year this reminds us especially the kids part of Buddhism which will be remembered long after. You cannot put a value to that. This also provides income for people who works for months on these otherwise they have no income as this is a specialist area.

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Bernard Wijeyasingha Tuesday, 13 May 2014 09:57 PM

The spiritual wealth of these Pandals should never be underestimated. Through the celebration of Buddhism be it Vesak or the Pera hare festival Sri Lanka keeps brings to life in the most extraordinary way the culture of Buddhism. Without them Buddhism would be drab. This goes for all faiths for without the pomp and glory the faith is left without the joy one experiences. Same can be said of Christmas or Diwali.

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silpa Tuesday, 13 May 2014 10:19 PM

Are these people(above) Muslims with fake Sinhala names.

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Dayawathie Wednesday, 14 May 2014 01:37 AM

So beautiful. Cannot understand why some people complaint about this. If we cannot celebrate Lord Buddha's birth
in Sri Lanka like this, which is a tradition, we might as well stop all sorts of celebrations.

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Soundareswaran Wednesday, 14 May 2014 03:21 AM

Hi friends, this is also a celebration like Christmas and other festivals in other religions. This is not a waste of money because the poor. electricians, carpenters and others poor persons involved in making these earn a living ONCE A YEAR. Let us think positively in the name of Lord Buddha,

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Oliver Queen Wednesday, 14 May 2014 08:20 AM

[quote name="silpa"]Are these people(above) Muslims with fake Sinhala names.[/quote]
Hi,Do u work for BBS

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