''The ritual of cutting the palm branch''

''The ritual of cutting the palm branch''

The ''Palm Branch Cutting Ritual'' of the annual Esala Perahera and Doorkada Asna Mehwara Mahotsava held at the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya.

The Chief Sanghanayake of Ruhunu Magampattuwa, the Honorable Chairman of the Hambantota District Sagha Conference and the Kataragama Shasanarakshaka Bala Mandala, the Honorable Chairman of the Hela Bodu Bala Amathuwa, the Chief Incumbent of the Kataragama Purana Kiri Vihara and the Historic Kataragama Kirivehera Rajamaha Vihara, the Most Venerable Kobawaka Dhamminda Thero, and the Deputy Chief Sanghanayake of the Morawakkowa Matara Maha District of the Sri Rohana Chapter of the Shyamopali Vansika Mahanikaya, the Executive Committee Member, Karmawagacharya Sarabhagna Visarada Vichitra Pirithra Bhanaka Mawarala Mallikaramadhipathi This ritual was performed under the leadership of Venerable Ehalakande Sumana Thero...

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🔴Photography - Nimesh Lakshan | Minidu Sathsara
🔴Color Grading - Dilan Sajith Kumara