Colombo (News 1st); The annual Flag Blessing ceremony ahead of the 71st Army Anniversary took place in Anuradhapura as hundreds of Army soldiers-turned flag-bearers, remained lined up in the Welimaluwa (lower-layer) precincts at the most sacred Anuradhapura ‘Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi’ before all Army flags were taken to the upper layer for the symbolic invocation of blessings. […]
‘Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi’ Blessings Invoked Symbolically on Army Flags in Anuradhapura