General · Sri Lanka
President Pays Last Respects and State-Sponsored Cremation for Ven. Keppetiyagoda Siriwimala Thera
Owlester AI · from 2 sources ·
President Anura Kumara DissanThe paid his last respects to Ven. Keppetiyagoda Siriwimala Thera, the Anunayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya, at the Rajopawanaramaya Temple in Getambe, Kandy. The state-sponsored cremation ceremony for the late Thera is scheduled to be held at the Gatambe Municipal Council Grounds on October 21, 2026. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal for the state-sponsored cremation, jointly submitted by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government and the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.