Mihintalé Aloka Pooja for 57th year

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Lake House Aloka Pooja ceremony organised by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd (ANCL) for the 57th time to mark the advent of
Arahat Mahinda Thera, the missionary founder of institutionalised Buddhism in Sri Lanka, will be held at Mihintale on a grand scale from
June 15 to 17
For over half a century, the ANCL has provided the festive lighting for the entire ancient Mihintale sacred complex during the annual Poson
Festival that commemorates the establishment of Buddhism as the official religion of the Sri Lankan monarchy more than 2000 years ago.