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25th June 2020 19:28:37 Hours

Commander, Chief Guest for ‘Ranweta’ Opening

Athurugiriya, Pore Purana Sri Maha Viharaya in Hokandara North, on Wednesday (24) honoured Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) by inviting him as the Chief Guest for the auspicious inauguration of the newly-erected gold-plated fence (Ranweta) around the temple’s sacred ‘Bodhiya’, an offshoot of the Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya.

The ceremony coincided with the completion of 50 years of monkhood by Ven Rukmale Dhammakiththi Nayaka Thera, Chief Incumbent, Pore Purana Sri Maha Viharaya.

Upon the Chef Guest’s arrival there, he was warmly received by the Chief Incumbent, Ven Rukmale Dhammakiththi Nayaka Thera and a representative group of the laity (Dayaka Sabhawa) of the temple and ushered Lieutenant General Silva to the Shrine (Budu Medura) for offerings before the day’s main event commenced.

At the auspicious minute, the day’s Chief Guest, amid chanting of ‘Pirith’ and reverberating ‘Sadhu, Sadhu’ blessings of the devotees afterwards unveiled the ‘Ranweta’ around the Bodhiya perimeter and declared it open to the devotees.

In the meeting (Daham Sabhawa) that ensued after the unveiling, the Chief Incumbent Ven Rukmale Dhammakiththi Nayaka Thera told the gathering that both himself and the Dayaka Sabhawa were unanimous in inviting the Commander of the Army as the day’s Chief Guest since everyone was highly appreciative of the roles, being played by the Army under Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva’s visionary leadership and command. The monk during the same oration invoked blessings on the organization and prayed for the speedy return of normalcy to the country, absent from COVID-19 epidemic.

Towards the end of the day’s programme, the Chief Incumbent, together with one of the senior monks in the Sangha Sabha awarded a gold-plated replica of a pagoda to Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as an appreciative memento for participation on the occasion. best Running shoes brand | Nike Air Max 270 - Deine Größe bis zu 70% günstiger