An ordination ceremony held at the Sri Dharmaloka Temple in Bandaragama today, where three young boys were ordained as monks. The ceremony was organised by Ven. Dr. Thalgampala Paduma Thera with the patronage of the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Maha Sanga Sabha Anunayake, Ven. Prof. Kotapitiye Rahula Thera. Pix by Samantha Perera
People at the GotaGoGama are seen reading books inside the library after it was renovated. The library was destroyed after it came under attack by goons at the protest site at GotaGoGama. The library is blessed with thousands of books. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
A tense situation arose near the Police Head Quarters (HQ) yesterday with the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) demanding response for not taking the attackers into custody who were involved in the recent GotGoGama attack. The union members held a protest march from the Fort Railway Station to the Police Head Quarters, Colombo. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
A ’Sangika Dana’, a special alms giving was offered at GotaGoGama in the Galle Face Green to mark the Vesak Poya Day. Around 100 monks were honoured at this alms giving. A Catholic priest is seen serving food to a Buddhist monk. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
This year’s National ‘Vesak’ Commemoration Ceremony - 2022 was held at the Kuragala Rajamaha Viharaya, which has a proud history of over 2300 years, after it turned a new lease of life on Vesak Poya Day with the participation of Ven Waturakumbure Dhammaratana Thera and General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army. The ‘Revival of Kuragala’ program was completed in 13 months.
The Korean Embassy, together with the Korean nationals in Sri Lanka, hosted a Korean food sharing event yesterday in view of the Vesak festival. The event held as part of the Korea Week 2022, which is currently taking place at the Colombo City Centre. The Korean Embassy and the Korean Community prepared Korean traditional meal boxes, spearheaded by Korean Ambassador, Santhush Woonjin JEONG.
Newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe engaged in religious observances at the Gangarama Temple, Hunupitiya after the swearing in yesterday. UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene, General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara and UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardene were also present at the occasion. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe engages in religious observances at Walukarama Temple, Kollupitiya. Monks are seen invoking blessings on the new PM. Mr. Wickremesinghe became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the sixth time. He was appointed following the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned from the post on May 9. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
People rush to streets after curfew lifted Following the lifting of the curfew for a few hours today, people were seen taking to the streets to buy goods. Some of them were seen catching a bus to go to the offices. The Fort Railway Station was seen deserted as long-distance trains were not operating today. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
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