April 12: Day of Mourning

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Sunday, April 12 had been declared as a Day of Mourning for the late Mahanayake of the Asgiriya Chapter the Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera, who passed away at a private hospital in Singapore last morning at the age of 85.

Diyawadana Nilame of the Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela said the Mahanayake Thera passed away, while undergoing treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.

The funeral will be held in Kandy Police Park on Sunday.

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