Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyakontha visited the historic Kataragama Kirivehera Rajamaha Viharaya on the occasion of Binara Poya Day.
Secretary of Defense Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyakontha visited the historic Kataragama Kirivehera Rajamaha Viharaya on the Binara Poya Day and paid a visit to the Chief Sanghanayake of Ruhunu Magampattuwa, the Chairman of the Hambantota District Sagha Conference and the Kataragama Shasanarakshaka Bala Mandala, the Chairman of the Hela Bodu Bala Amathuwa, and received blessings from the Incumbent of the Kataragama Purana Kiri Viharaya and the historic Kataragama Kirivehera Rajamaha Viharaya, Most Venerable Kobawaka Dhamminda Thero. After that, a special blessing ceremony was held in front of the historic Kataragama Kirivehera Chaitya Rajamaha Thero under the patronage of the Incumbent of the Kataragama Purana Kiri Viharaya and the historic Kataragama Kirivehera Rajamaha Viharaya, Most Venerable Kobawaka Dhamminda Thero...Then, blessings were offered to the Mahasen Devi and the Deedimunda Deity. The construction work of the "Dhamsak Buddha Medura" under construction at the historic Kataragama Kirivehera Rajamaha Viharaya was also observed.
A group including the Commanding Officer of the Weerawila Air Force Base was also involved in this...
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