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20th April 2017 14:54:02 Hours

SFHQ-MLT Observing New Year Formalities Conducts Festival with Traditional Games

With the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year - 2017, a variety of festivities were organized at the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) for Officers, Other Ranks and Civil Staff during April 14 - 18, including a New Year festival, filled with traditional games and fun-making activities.

On the New Year day morning itself, lighting of the hearth and traditional milk pot boiling ritual and other formalities on the directions of Major General Dampath Fernando, Commander, Security Forces - Mullaittivu (SF-MLT) got underway while giving pride of place to the customary tea table.

A Bodhi Pooja in the same evening, headed by Ven. Tissapura Tilakalankara Thero of the Kokilai Temple took place at the Muladeepa temple premises inside the SFHQ-MLT premises to invoke blessings and transfer merits to the fallen War Heroes.

On Saturday (15), the traditional oil-anointing ceremony was conducted at the Muladeepa temple premises under the aegis of Ven. Tissapura Tilakalankara Thero who was present for the occasion.

Major General Dampath Fernando, Commander, SF-MLT, Senior Officers, Officers, Other Ranks and Army Civil staff attended the New Year celebrations arranged at the SFHQ-MLT.

Meanwhile, hundreds of troops of the SFHQ-MLT joined their grand New Year festival at the camp premises on Tuesday (18) where traditional games and fun-making events dominated until late in the evening.

Major General Dampath Fernando, Commander, SF-MLT after hoisting of the national flag and recital of the national anthem with everybody present, gave the start to the commencement of the day’s event, ‘Bakmaha Ulela’. Lighting of the traditional oil lamp by the day’s Chief Guest, Major General Fernando opened the floor for the first round of the New Year games.

Troops of the Divisions and Brigades participated in many games and enjoyed the day.

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