POSON AT MIHINTALE ALOKA POOJA [June 19 2016]

Poson Poya is the day Sri Lankan Buddhists commemorate the formal introduction of the Sasana to the island - in the 3rd century BC. The day marks the first meeting between King Devanampiyatissa and Missionary monk Arahat Mahinda on Missaka Pabbatha hill or Mihintale near Anuradhapura.

The ‘Mihintale Lake House Aloka Pooja’ organised by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) together with Sri Lanka Electricity Board sponsored by Dialog Axiata Plc, Abans Ltd and Bank of Ceylon will be held on a grand scale for the 54th time today.