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President Joins State Oil-Anointing Ceremony in Kandy for New Year - LNW Lanka News Web

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is participating in the official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Kandy. In accordance with New Year customs and auspicious timings, the ceremony is being held at 6:55 a.m. At the prescribed time, the public is encouraged to wear green attire, face east, place neem (kohomba) leaves on their heads, stand on kolon leaves, and bathe after applying a mixtu…
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The auspicious time for anointing the head was at 6.55 am today (15) and the Maha Sangha blessed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who attended the State Oil Anointing Ceremony that began at the Sri Maha Natha Devalaya grounds of the Sri Dalada Maligawa complex in Kandy, with oil on his head. The auspicious time sheet states that it is auspicious to dress in green or pacca warna, face the east, place kohomba leaves on the head and colon leaves…

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Lanka News Web (LNW) broke the news on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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