* Kovil is the Tamil term for a Hindu temple in the Dravidian style of architecture. “My prayer is that in this New Year we will be able to overcome all the obstacles and challenges in framing a new Constitution which paves the way to achieve a lasting solution to the national question and gives the rights to the people to live with dignity, self-respect and self-esteem.” I hope as you join god up in the sky, he accepts you with the same love, care and affection. I will miss you forever Rest in peace You gave me the truest form of love, care, and affection. I don’t know how my life will be without you. "Lasting peace and harmony is inevitable for a country to make progress in development and other areas of concern,” he said. Today as you are gone, I feel like I have lost my smile forever. Tamil opposition leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan also issue a message. In it, he said, "The New Year binds with the traditional customs which blooms inter relations and family relationships and showers the human thoughts with refreshing fragrance which flows to the future with our deep understanding and respect we have for the traditions of the New Year."
President Maithripala Sirisena also issued a message for Aluth Avurudda. "I prayed for unity and peace, which are not yet visible in our country,” she added, “This island must move forward and join forces."Ī group of young women, Yalini, Nirajini, Thushanthini and Krishani, expressed the same wishes. Vijeyalakshmi Vimalachandra, who teaches at the Nunasi Vidyalaya School, said several families of fishermen and farmers came to the temple. Sindhuja, a primary school teacher, prayed for her young pupils. At the end, each family brought home the blessed offerings, to share with family and neighbours.
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The ceremony was accompanied by Tamil songs and music, whilst each family donated a large plate full of fruit, sweets, coconuts and flowers, and placed it in front of the statue of the god Ganesh for the blessing. In the Christian tradition, justice has often been seen as something far removed from Jesus’ life and teaching. To see the rest of the book and other essays on restorative justice go to Restorative Justice. At least 200 Hindu families participated in it. By Ted Grimsrud This is chapter six in a book, Healing Justice (and Theology): An Agenda for Restoring Wholeness. The New Year celebrations began at 7 am with a pooja (a votive offering to the gods in the temple). This is my desire and prayer for the New Year." This country must travel all possible paths, there must be no barriers.
“People must live with their minds at peace and in happiness. "Not only Tamils, but the whole Sri Lankan nation must live together with love and respect,” said Guru Sellappa Mangaleshwaran, the main kurukkal or priest at a local Hindu temple following Shaivism, at the Arashadi Siththy Vinayagar Kovil*. “Our desire and prayer are to have a united country in which Tamils can enjoy the same respect and love throughout the nation," they said. Colombo (AsiaNews) – Hindu Tamils met last Saturday (14 April) in Mathagal, Jaffna Peninsula, to celebrate the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year ( Aluth Avurudda) and promote a united and peaceful Sri Lanka.
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