The traditional oil-anointing ceremonies took place across the country keeping with the rituals of the Sinhala and Tamil New year.
The official state ceremony took place at the Natha Devalaya grounds, located within the premises of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.
A ceremony also took place at the Ganagaramaya temple in Colombo.
Pix at the Gangaramaya Temple
Pix at the Kelaniya Temple
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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