‘Aluth Sahal Mangalya’ held in Anuradhapura...

The National New Rice Festival (‘Aluth Sahal Mangalya’) unfolded under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday morning (06), at the historic Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya sacred site in Anuradhapura.

This traditional ceremony, dedicated to offering the first yield of rice harvest from the Maha Season to the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya for the 57th consecutive year, was orchestrated by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Department of Agricultural Services, following the guidance of the esteemed Atamasthanadipathi Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka Thero.

Hailing from various corners of the nation, numerous farmers congregated for this age-old ritual, beseeching for bountiful rains and fertile fields. Their prayers extended to the aspiration for national self-sufficiency through agriculture, fostering economic prosperity.

--PMD