Made in India COVISHIELD vaccine will arrive on the auspicious Duruthu Poya Day. As such the High Commissioner, who had first arrived in Sri Lanka to take up his assignment in the Vesak Week in May 2020 with 12.5 tons of medical supplies as gift by India to Sri Lanka for fighting COVID-19 pandemic, prayed at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple for the health and well being of the people of Sri Lanka on the Day. He also sought the blessings of Ven. Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thero. As per the Buddhist traditions in India and Sri Lanka, High Commissioner offered meals to devotees at the Temple.
