Annual puja of Ganadevi Kovil at Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee

The annual puja of the Ganadevi Kovil at the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee was held on 02^nd and 03^rd of September 2019. As part of this event, the idol of Lord Ganesha was taken out in grand procession along the streets in the Naval Dockyard premises.

The occasion was attended by Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Merril Wickramasinghe, Deputy Area Commander, senior officers, heads of departments, senior and junior sailors as well as a large number of members from the naval families.

Meanwhile, this colorful ceremony was open to the Hindu devotees living in the area and it paved the way to promote religious harmony among communities. Further, it also depicted the Navy’s assistance extended in promoting events of different faiths.