National Vesak Festival 2016
The National Vesak Festival 2016, will be held at the Naigala Raja Maha Vihara,
Hambantota district from May 19 to 26.
Among the important events are ordaining 25 children at the Kasagala Raja Maha
Vihara, workshop on novices and offering robes, display of Vesak lanterns in
police stations, cultural display by the Police, Army, Air Force and the
National Youth Services Council, Bodhi poojas, Bhakthi Gee, exposition of relics
and holding dansalas. The Ministry of Housing and Construction will also launch
a Vesak program at the Naigala Vihara precincts.
Laying the foundation stone for 10 model villages, donating 150 brass lamps for
viharas, Bodhi poojas, exposition of relics, Vesak Bhakthi Gee and a cultural
program by the Army and Civil Defence Force and a housing development project
for novices are some of the highlights of the Vesak program. |
