The Buddhist Association of Yasodara Ladies College in Colombo in line with their Vesak celebrations, took steps to donate a variety of goods which were in urgent need for ‘Indrarama’ Viharaya located in remote Morawewa, Mahadivulwewa which was earlier threatened due to terrorist activities. Here the visiting Chief Incumbent of the temple Ven. Polhengoda Uparathana Thera and other monks taken in procession along the school premises during the alms giving ceremony. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

ANCL Chairman Bandula Padmakumara opens the Dansela while Silumina Editor Karunadasa Suriyaarachchi, Director Operations Upul Dissanaike, Director Editorial Nihal Ratnaike and others look on. Picture by Sudath Nishantha

The Welfare Society of the Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication Ministry held a Dhamma Deshana by Senior Lecturer, Colombo University and Bodhirajaramadhipathi, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa, Ven. Agalakada Sirisumana Thera at the Ministry on Wednesday to mark the Vesak Poya. Here the Secretary to the Ministry Ms. Mallika Karunaratne offering Pirikara to the Ven. Thera.

The National Student Cadet Corps Headquarters at Pamankada has putup Vesak lanterns and decorations under the guidance of the Commandant Major General Gamini Jayasundara. Pictured are the cadets and officers preparing the headquarters to celebrate Vesak. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

State and private sector institutions and the people of Gampola donated 7,000 packets of cooked meals and 6,000 bottles of drinking water to assist displaced civilians in the North under a program organized by Plantation Industries Minister D.M. Jayaratne recently. Here, Minister Jayaratne handing over the consignment to security authorities to be despatched to the North.

Dry rations worth Rs. 300,000 donated by the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya of Mahaweli Authority was handed over to Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala Sirisena by the Union Treasurer Sujeewa Shaiman at the Ministry’s office recently. Union President S.M.B.J. Silva and other officials of the Union are looking on.

Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena visited Anuradhapura to inspect the Jethawanarama stupa renovation and conservation work recently. Here, the Minister in conversation with chartered architect G.B. Mandawala, Central Cultural Fund Director General Prof. Sudarshana Seneviratne, Ministry Secretary G.L.W. Samarasinghe and other officials during the inspection tour.