Mihintale Aloka Pooja begins
Nimal WIJESINGHE -Anuradhapura Additional District
Corr.
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Pic Kithsiri Wanasingha
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The 47th annual Mihintale Aloka Pooja commenced yesterday at the
historic Medamaluwa of Mihintale Temple.Over 300,000 devotees are
expected to participate in this event which is being sponsored by the
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited and the Ceylon Electricity
Board.
It is also estimated that over 2 million devotees would participate
in the Anuradhapura Poson Programs.
Speaking after switching on the Lake House Aloka Pooja, Chief
Minister North Central Province Berty Premalal Dissanayake said that
after nearly three decades a Poson Poya has dawned on which devotees
could freely visit Mihintale and worship without fear. In every Poson
earlier, the Pooja was held despite the attacks by the LTTE.
He said that the whole country and the nation since May 18, are
rallying round the President under the shelter of the Lion Flag to win
the next battle which is on the economic front.The Aolka Pooja will
conclude on June 8.
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