President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is participating in the official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Kandy.
In accordance with New Year customs and auspicious timings, the ceremony is being held at 6:55 a.m.
At the prescribed time, the public is encouraged to wear green attire, face east, place neem (kohomba) leaves on their heads, stand on kolon leaves, and bathe after applying a mixture of neem extract and oil.
The state ceremony is taking place at the Sri Maha Natha Devalaya within the premises of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.
The event is being conducted under the guidance of the chief prelates of the Malwathu and Asgiri chapters, with a large number of participants in attendance.
