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Kegalle comes alive with pageant
View(s):The 66th Independence Day Celebrations was held in Kegalle on Tuesday under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
A tri-forces military parade comprising 1,400 Army Officers, 250 Naval Officers, 250 Air Force Officers, 250 Police Officers, 250 Members of the Civil Defence Force, 325 Cadets of the National Cadets Force and 300 Members of the National Youth Corps took part in the parade while the cultural pageant segment added colour and diversity.
More than 100 students from schools in the Kegalle district sang the National Anthem while 25 students representing four schools in the district, were selected to recite the Jayamangala and Prarthana stanzas to bestow blessings on the country.
Pix by Indika
Handuwala
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