The cremation ceremony of Most Venerable Keppetiyagoda Siriwimala Nayaka Thero, Anunayaka of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya and Chief Incumbent of Getambe Rajopavanaramaya, will be held today (21) at 2.00 p.m. at the Getambe Municipal Sports Ground in Kandy, with state patronage.

Religious rites are scheduled to begin at 12.30 p.m. at the temple, where the late Thero’s remains have been placed for public homage. Senior Buddhist prelates and members of the Maha Sangha are expected to attend the ceremony.