Gotabaya Rajapaksa engages in religious activities in Kandy & Kataragama

COLOMBO (News 1st):- SLPP Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa engaged in religious observances in Kandy and Kataragama today (August 15). Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa who arrived at the Kandy Archbishop's house in Katugastota this morning (August 15) obtained blessings from the Archbishop of Kandy Rev. Fr. Viyani Fernando following which the group had proceeded to Kataragama this evening (August 15). After obtaining blessings from the Kataragama Kirivehera he participated in a lighting festival to light up 84,000 lamps at the premises. He later obtained blessings from the Kataragama Ashtapala Ruhu Bodhi tree and the Kataragama Devalaya.