State anointing ceremony held

The State anointing ceremony, held in accordance with Avurudu rituals, took place at the Gangaramaya Temple under the patronage of the Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Viharaya in Hunupitiya, Colombo, Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thera.
The event was attended by Secretary to the Ministry of Local Health, L. A. Kaluhapuarachchi, and Commissioner of the Western Province Ayurveda Department, Vaidya Prasad Hendawitharana. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel