15th March 2016 21:54:30 Hours
A shrine and parapet wall and the Bo tree constructed by the troops of 11 Engineer Service Regiment (ESR) at the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) premises were declared open by Major General Amal Karunasekara, Commander, SFHQ- KLN during a religious ceremony on Sunday (14).
On the same occasion, a statue similar to the ‘Samadhi Buddha’ was placed in the newly-constructed shrine amid blessings.
Earlier, a similar religious ceremony was held at the same premises by planting a ‘Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi’ sapling after it was taken in a colourful procession.
The religious ceremony, including a colourful procession and a Bodhi Pooja got underway under the supervision of the Commander, SFHQ-KLN.
Commander, Forward Maintenance Area, General Officer Commanding (GOC) at the 66 Division, senior officers, officers, other rankers and devotees took part in the event.
