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Vesak at London Buddhist Viharaya
View(s):London Buddhist Vihara, the oldest Buddhist temple in the United Kingdom opened by Anagarika Dharmapala in 1926, observed Vesak last week with religious activities.
Pictures show Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner Amari Wijewardene hoisting the Buddhist flag in front of the Vihara to the chanting of Pirith by resident monks and (right) devotees listening to a Dhamma talk by Ven Thawalama Bandula Thera deputising for Head Monk Ven Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Chief Sangha Nayake of the United Kingdom who was in Sri Lanka attending the International UN Vesak Day celebrations.