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The Sri Lankan Army is organising the celebration of Buddha’s enlightenment on a grand scale in Jaffna, according to the Civil Military Coordination website.
A ‘Vesak Zone’, with ‘huge Vesak lanterns’ and a large decorative construction is currently being built and will be at the venue near Jaffna library from the 14th-20th of May.
An open invitation on the website carries the Singhalese name of the festival, Yapa Patunai Daham Amavai, written using the Tamil script.
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