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Oct 24, Jaffna: After a lapse of nearly 26 years, the Kathina festival of the most historical Naga Vihara in Jaffna was held early this morning.
According to the sources the annual Kathina Perahera of the Naga Vihara took place early this morning under the guidance of the chief incumbent Ven. Meegahajandure Chanarathana Thero.
This was the first major Buddhist event held in Jaffna after liberating the country from terrorism in by defeating the thirty-year long war last May, the Thero pointed out.
The Kathina Perahera comprised of not only the Buddhist cultural events but also of Hindu cultural events.
During the past 26 years the annual Kathina festival of the Naga Vihara in Jaffna city, the major Buddhist temple in Jaffna could not took place due to the war between government security forces and the LTTE.
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