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Posted on February 7th, 2021
Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington, DC
The
73
rd Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka was celebrated on
4 February at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C., with the
participation of religious dignitaries, representatives from the US State
Department and the Embassy Staff, with the Sri Lankan community and friends of
Sri Lanka across the US joining virtually in view of the prevailing pandemic
related restrictions.
The ceremony commenced with the hoisting of the national flag by Ambassador
Ravinatha Aryasinha, amidst the chanting of seth pirith by the Venerable Maha
Sangha. The National Anthem of Sri Lanka was sung followed by the observance of