19th April 2024 10:59:37 Hours
Members of Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineering - Seva Vanitha Branch (SLEME - SVB), Officers and Other Ranks of SLEME, together with their family members participated in Sinhala and Hindu New Year festival celebrations, organized at Kosgama on 10 April 2024.
The festival commenced after Major General S.P.A.I.M.B Samarakoon Hdmc Lsc, Deputy Chief of Staff and Colonel Commandant of SLEME and Mrs. Nandani Samarakoon, Chairperson, SLEME - SVB, lighting the traditional oil lamp.
Bun eating, pillow-fights, raban playing, eye-placing on the Elephant, tug of war, fancy dress parade and a number of other traditional and fun-making games dominated the day’s proceedings to the much amusement of all the onlookers.
At the end of the festival, Chairperson, SLEME - SVB and several Senior Officers gave away gifts and trophies to the winners in different events and competitions.
Senior Officers, Officers, Other Ranks, their spouses and children had a time full of fun and entertainment, associated with New Year traditions and cultural events.
