Following customs and traditions, the Nekath Seettuwa, the table of auspicious times for this year’s Sinhala and Tamil New Year, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (10). The table of auspicious times, duly prepared by the State Astrologers’ Committee of the Department of Cultural Affairs, was then presented to the President.
Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickramanayaka presented the Nekath Seettuwa to the President in accordance with traditional customs.
Auspicious periods consist of various timings such as the New Year’s Eve Punya Kaalaya or inauspicious time, timings for cooking, working, eating, anointing, setting off for work and more. Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Buddha Shasana Religious and Cultural Affairs Somaratne Vidanapathirana and several others attended this event.
