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Tree planting ceremony

Dayata Sevana Matara district tree planting ceremony organized by Matara District Secretariat in collaboration with Forest Conservation Department and State Timber Corporation, will be held at Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya premises, Devinuwara today at 9.39 a.m.

Katina Pinkama

The annual Katina Pinkama of Sri Bodhiraja Temple of Colombo Fort will be held on November 23. The Pinkama is sponsored by the Sri Lanka Board of Investment and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

Religious ceremonies

All Night Pirith recitation will be held followed by religious discourse at President's house on November 18 and an alms giving will be held on the following day to the Mha Sanga by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First lady Shiranthie Rajapaksa.

There will also be a series of pinkama in all the districts.

Recitation of Seth Pirith at district level will be held to mark the president's birthday and the second anniversary of the second term in Office on November 19 and to invoke blessings on the people, on the country, Police and Security forces.

A Pirith Sajjayana will be conducted in temples in all the 25 districts.

A media release from Preident's Media Division states that the recitation will take places at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi at Anuradhapura, Ganewaththe, Bomiriya, Kaduwela, Gampaha Bandarawatte Vidyawansa Maha Piriwena, Aluthgama Kande Viharaya, Hungama Hathagama Sri Sumangala Vidyathana Pirivena, Nagadeepa Viharaya, Vavuniya, Sri Dammarathana Vidyananda Pirivena Madukande, Vidyananada Maha Pirivena, Ampara, Maha Rathanajothi Pirivena, Gomarankadawela, Dampellassa Vidyarthalankara Maha Pirivena, Narammala, Wadathatha Sri Saranankara Pirivena, Anamaduwa, Aranya Senasana, Dimbulagala, Kataragama Kirivehera Rajamahaviharaya, Saman Devala Complex, Ratnapura and Dedigams Kotavehera Raja Maha Viharaya.

Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Aluviharaya, Matale Sri Dharmodaya Maha Pirivena, Madanwala, Hanguranketha, Hettatawala Pirivena, Yatagala, Unawatuna, Veherahena Raja Maha Viharaya, Matara, Sri Valukarama, Talaimannarama, Sri Samurdhi RajaMaha Viharaya, Vadukkakal, Mulaithivu Lumbini Viharaya, Kilinochchi will also hold religious ceremonies.

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The Sri Lanka Independent Professionals Organization will hold religious ceremonies to mark the President's birthday and the second anniversary of the Second Term in Office. A blood donation camps will be held on November 16 at 9.00 am at the Sri Abhayarama Temple,

Narahenpita, Colombo 5; and Islamic Prayer Meeting on the same day at 1.30 pm at the Dawatagaha Mosque Town Hall, Colombo 7; a Hindu prayer meeting on November 17 at 9.30 am at the Siva Subramanium Kovil, Colombo12, on November 19 at 9.00 am there will be a Christian Prayer Meeting at the All Saints Church, Borella and, a a BOdhi Pooja at 6.00 pm at the Gangarama Temple, Colombo.

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In view of president Mahinda Rajapaksa's birthday and the second anniversary of the second term of Presidency, a series of religious ceremonies will be held from November 14 to 18 at the Yatagala Raja Maha VIhara in Metaramba, Galle.

A three-day Pirith chanting will commence followed by a Buddha Puja on November 14. The programme will conclud with an Alms giving to 160 members of the Maha Sangha.

The Galle District secretariat organized the programme under the instructions of Chief Incumbent of Situlpawwa and Yatagala Raja Maha Vihara Ven Metarambha Hemarathane Nayaka Thera.

Sanghika dana to bless President

A sanghika dana will held near the Ruwanweli Seya Anuradhapura on November 25 to invoke blessings on President Mahinda Rajapaksa. President Rajapaksa is also scheduled to participate in the pinkama organised by the S M Chandrasena Foundation.

Senior Old Anandians AGM

The Annual General Meeting and the Re-union of Senior Old Anandians will be held on Sunday November 25 at "Siyawasa" building at Ananda College from 9.00 a.m to 2.00 p.m.

This will be followed by a fellowship lunch at "Mettananda Mandiraya", College hostel. All members should confirm their participation before November 20 and are requested to contact Treasurer for details.

Jak sapling planting drive

The Jak Development Foundation has launched a programme to plant 50,000 jak plants in rural areas in association with SLCDF, NNAF and NGO MDC to promote environmental protection and food security. The inaugural ceremony will be held at the BMICH on November 16 at 9.30 am.