Grand opening of Golden Gate of Ruhunu Katharagama Maha Devalaya (PHOTOS)

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July 23, Colombo (LNW): The grand opening of the Golden Gate of Ruhunu Katharagama Maha Devalaya took place on Sunday (21) morning, with an outstanding view affirming the participation of many pilgrims around the country.

The opening ceremony of the event was held under the patronage of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the fifth Executive President of Sri Lanka.

The ancient tradition of cleaning feet (pa dowanaya kireema) of the pilgrims visiting the Devalaya in gratitude (prathi anumodana kireema) of paying homage to the God Kataragama follows the opening event of the Golden Gate of Ruhunu Kataragama Devalaya.

The event was held under the organisation and participation of Basnayake Nilame Dishan Gunasekara.

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