The London Buddhist Vihara held its Vesak programme today (26th) with Sri Lanka High Commissioner to UK Rohitha Bogollagama as Chief guest.
Here he is with the Head Monk Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain hoisting the Buddhist flag at the Vihara at the start of the programme.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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