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Relics of St Anthony arrive
Here the Holy relics of St Anthony of Padua, Italy being taken in procession out of the airport.
The holy relics of St Anthony arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday from Padua, Italy. The relics which were flown aboard a Sri Lankan Airlines flight will remain in the country for 16 days during which period it would be taken to many shrines across the country.
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Monday, March 08, 2010 @ 05:27:08 LKT |
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Mannar ready for Mahasivarathri
After nearly twenty years the historic Thiruketheswaram Sivan Kovil in Mannar will hold the forthcoming ‘Mahasivarathri’ festival on March 12 and 13, on a grand scale. According to the Provincial Council authorities arrangements have been made to accommodate the large number of devotees expected to be present at the festival.
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Sunday, March 07, 2010 @ 15:12:01 LKT |
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Offerings for Lord Buddha
 Today is Madin Full moon Poya day; a devotee can be seen here offering flowers at the Gangarama temple this morning while taking part in religious observances.
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Monday, March 01, 2010 @ 00:23:16 LKT |
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Matale chariot festival today
The chariot festival of the historic Sri Muththumari Amman temple of Matale will take place today. Five decorated chariots including the main chariot Gooddess Sri Muththumari Amman will parade the streets of Matale.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:23:48 LKT |
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Sri Lankan culture
 Day one of the annual perahera (pageant) of the Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple in Colombo was held this evening amidst a large crowd including foreign tourists and VIPs. Picture shows a cultural display at the pageant.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 00:39:35 LKT |
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Two-day Katchatheevu Church festival brings together Indo-Lanka fishermen
 About 5000 Indian fishermen and pilgrims are setting sail to Katchatheevu island to participate in the two-day St. Antony’s festivial starting today. About 200 mechanized boats and catamarans are getting ready to ferry fishermen and pilgrims to the island. Their Sri Lankan counterparts would also arrive there.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 18:25:37 LKT |
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An expression of love
 A Muslim woman attends a mass prayer at Silang Monas Park to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad's birthday called Maulid Nabi in Jakarta. Muslim Indonesians along with thousands of Muslim people around the world celebrated Maulid Nabi expressing their love and devotion for the last prophet.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 18:01:16 LKT |
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Buddhist Research and Cultural Centre, Peradeniya
Sri Subadrarama International Buddhist Centre Peradeniya will set up a Buddhist Research and Cultural Centre to spread the noble message of Theravada Buddhism to the world. The first step in this connection is the establishment of the "Siri Subodha Buddhist Books and Information Centre". The opening ceremony of this centre located at the first floor of the Sathosa Building complex in the Peradeniya town will take place at 3.00 p.m. February 28 under the chairmanship of the most Venerable Aggamaha Panditha Teripene Somananda Maha Nayaka Thera, the Head of the Udarata Amarapura sect. Venerable members of the Maha Sangha and Plantation Industries Minister D.M. Jayaratna, Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa will attend.
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Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 07:34:45 LKT |
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Special religious ceremony at Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara
On the occasion of celebrating Sri Lanka's 62nd Independence Day, a religious ceremony was organised to invoke blessings on the country, the nation, newly re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Ranaviruwo at the Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara premises on February 14 with the participation of Sri Lankans and well-wishers. A special feature of this ceremony was the enthusiasm shown by the Diaspora to celebrate the landslide victory of the President in a fitting manner in appreciation of the liberation of the Motherland from three decades of brutal terrorism.
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Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 07:56:08 LKT |
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Ash Wednesday
 Roman Catholics queue up to have crosses etched to their foreheads with ash by nuns and laymen in Manila, as the country marks Ash Wednesday, the official beginning of the Christian Lenten season on February 17, 2010. The ash symbolizes the mortality of human beings, of bodies disintegrating to ash after one dies. The Philippines is Asia's bastion of Catholicism, with over 80 percent of the almost 94 million population belonging to the faith.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 14:26:22 LKT |
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