Ill Poya religious observances

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Today Il Full Moon Poya Day marks the Katina Cheevara offering to Buddhist monks who observed ’’Vas’’ during the rainy season. Devotees are seen observing religious rituals at the Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo and Vidya Shanthi Maha Pirivena, Pliyandala. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

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Ill Poya religious observances

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