Devotees barred from Sri Pada Pilgrimage

This year’s Sri Pada pilgrimage season begins on the 29th (Unduvap Poya Day), but pilgrims have been barred from converging in the area because of the rising number of COVID-19 infections, the Central Province Governor said.

Governor Lalith Gamage said that the decision was made after lengthy discussions with officials and Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) regarding the spread of COVID-19 in the Nuwara Eliya District. He told the media at the COVID-19 Provincial Committee Meeting that rituals of inaugurating the Sri Pada pilgrimage season will be carried out with the participation of a limited number of people. The pilgrimage season will commence on the Full Moon Day of Unduvap and end on the Full Moon Day of Vesak.