ALL NIGHT PIRITH CHANTING AND AN ALMS GIVING ON 64 CORPS DAY
An all-night Pirith Chanting Ceremony followed by an alms giving was held at the Regimental Centre on 06 and 07 November 2015 in compliance with the 64 Corps Day. The Commander of the Army, Lt Gen A W J C de Silva RWP VSV USP ndu psc, Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Engineers, Maj Gen H C P Goonetilleke RSP VSV USP ndc psc, senior serving and retired Sapper Officers, a large number of Sappers and family members of the fallen Sapper Heroes attended the event.
The Pirith Ceremony commenced with the monks being ushered into the venue in a colorful pageant. The Pirith Chanting Ceremony was followed by an alms giving to 64 Buddhist monks in the following morning. Religious blessings were invoked on the heroic Sapper personnel who were killed in action while safeguarding the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country.
