Navegar Materias Buddhist Festival 
Enshrinement of Relics and Treasure
Ceremony with the enshrinement of relics and treasure in the chaithya, Mahiyanganaya.
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Illuminated Mahiyanganaya Chaitiya
Illuminated Mahiyangana chaitiya after the crowning with 13-foot gold coated pinnacle.
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Novice Ordination Ceremony at Seruwila
A magnificent Novice Ordination Ceremony was held in Seruwila Raja Maha Vihara. A large crowd including both monks and laymen attended this ceremony, which was held under the patronage of the chief monk of Sreruwila Raja Maha Vihara, Ven. Dambagas...
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Crowd at the Historic relic enshrining Ceremony at Mahiyangana
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Pilgrims at Mahiyangana Chaitiya
'Set Example to Rest of the World' Pilgrims at Mahiyangana (picture on right) resting near the 145-foot Mahiyangana Chaitiya, which was ceremonially crowned with the 13-foot gold-coated pinnacle at 9.45 yesterday morning. From early yesterday ther...
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Mahiyanganaya Crowning Ceremony
There's a perahara every night.
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The Conferral of the Title of Chief Sanghanayaka of India
Rev. Galapatha Khemananda thero is reading the scroll presented to Rev. Hedigalle Pannatissa thero upon his appointment as the Chief Sanghanayaka of India. William Gopallawa, the Governor of Sri Lanka, and the newly appointed Chief Sanghanayaka th...
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Mahiyangana Perahera : The final perahera scene at the Mahiyangana shrine. A feature of the perahera was the participation of the huge figure of a masked dancer (left). Concealed within the body of the dancer is a man whose face can be seen peerin...
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