President joins Kataragama Esala Perahera
- By KirshCNL
- July 11, 2025
- News, Political
- Kataragama
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited Kataragama yesterday July 10, afternoon to participate in religious observances and also attended the final Randoli Maha Perahera of the annual Esala Festival at the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya, where he witnessed the ceremonial placement of the sacred relic casket upon the relic-bearing tusker.
Delivering a speech at the Ruhunu Kataragama sacred site, the President said, “Let us build a nation rooted in historical heritage,” and further stated that a society cannot progress without a meaningful connection to its historical heritage, and that the nation’s development must be guided accordingly.
During his visit, the President also met the Chief Incumbent, Venerable Kobawaka Dhamminda Nayaka Thera, and engaged in a brief discussion.
Among those present at the occasion were the Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, R.M. Jayawardena; Governor of the Uva Province, Attorney-at-Law Kapila Jayasekara; Member of Parliament Ruwan Wijeweera; Chairman of the Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha, Dharmapala Herath; and Monaragala District Secretary Pasan Ratnayake.
