Vesak illuminates Jaffna
The Vesak festival is celebrated with enthusiasm in Jaffna by the
Army and the Police.
Lanterns adorn buildings, junctions, police stations and army camps.
Vesak pandals were erected in the towns and the suburbs. Jaffna Army
Commander Maj Gen Mahinda Hathurusinghe inaugurated a Vesak pandal
depicting Jathaka stories. Hundreds of people swarmed the Jaffna
esplanade to view decorations and illumination.
Vesak celebrations by the army at Jeyapuram Poonagari drew an
unprecedented crowd. The celebration was conducted by the 651 Gajabahu
Regiment on the directions of Second Commander Lukithan Gamage. |