Mihintale Aloka Pooja spawned spiritual revival in the region - Nayake Thera

Amila Prabath Wanasinghe

The Mihintale Aloka Pooja social hospitality service organised by Lake House has contributed towards a major social transformation in the region in particular and the country in general, said Mihintale Raja Maha Viharadhipathi Ven Walahahenguna Wewe Dhammaratana Nayake Thera.

The Aloka Pooja programme started in a small way with limited funds in 1963, has continued for 50 years and blossomed into a grand religious and social festival today, the thera added. He said Mihintale in particular has achieved a great degree of economic and social development as a result of the Aloka Pooja programme.

The oratorical and other dhamma competitions organised by the Lake House Buddhist publication Budusarana to coincide with the Aloka Pooja programme had led to the moral and spiritual uplift of the student generation.

The Nayake Thera said the government too had developed infrastructure and other facilities in Mihintale and he was grateful to the government for this service.