Lanka to release stamp including portrait of India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru on 75th National Independence Day

As part of its 75th National Independence Day celebrations, Sri Lanka has decided to release a commemorative stamp that includes portrait of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, according to a press release issued by the President’s Media Division.

The main ceremony of the National Independence Day Celebrations will be held on February 4, at 8:30 am, at Galle Face Green.

Many cultural and religious programs have been organised throughout the country in conjunction with the 75th National Independence Festival.

The Buddhist religious rites will be performed on the evening of February 2, at Sri Dalada Maligawa, and on the same night, the Dhamma sermon will begin, at Victoria Dam at 9:00 pm. On February 3, an almsgiving will be held planned.

Buddhist and Hindu religious programmes will be held in Colombo, and accordingly, on February 4, at 6:30 a.m., a Buddhist religious programme will take place at Dharmakirtyarama Temple, Polwatta, Colombo, and Hindu religious programmes is also scheduled to be held at the New Kadireshan Temple, Colombo.

The Jaffna Cultural Centre will be opened on the morning of February 11 under the patronage of the President.

Arrangements have been made to hold Independence Day commemorations at the provincial and district level, and public parks, and National Parks, owned by the National Zoology Department National Parks, and by the Department of Wildlife and Forest Conservation, and National Parks, owned by the National Botanical Gardens Department, will be opened to the public, free of charge, on National Independence Day.