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SUMMARY:Sri Lankan New Year Milton Keynes Vihara 2026
DESCRIPTION:සැමට සාමය සතුට සෞභාග්‍යපිරි සුභම සුභ අළුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!\nA Very Happy Peaceful & Prosperous Sri Lankan New Year to All\nWish you and all your loved ones\nA Very Happy\, Peaceful & Prosperous Sri Lankan New Year! \nඔබටත් ඔබේ ආදරණීයන් සැමටත්\nසාමය සතුට සෞභාග්‍යපිරි සුභම සුභ නව වසරක් වේවා! \nWatch the Video: \nපූජ්‍ය අකුරල සමිත ස්වාමින් වහන්සේ\nමිල්ටන් කීන්ස් විහාරය \nMay there be healing and Protection with the Blessings of Noble Triple Gem.. \nArogya parama labha – santutthi paramam dhanan –\nvissasa parama nathi – Nibbanan paramam sukhan\n(Dhammapada verse 204)\n“Health is the ultimate profit\, happiness is the ultimate wealth\, a trusted friend is the best relative\, Nibbana is the ultimate bliss” \nVenerable Bhante Samitha Akurala\nMilton Keynes Vihara \nOur New Year Celebration is on \n📅 Date: Saturday\, April 18\, 2026\n📍 Little Horwood Recreation Ground\, Milton Keynes MK17 0PF\n⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM \nEnjoy an exciting lineup of activities\, including:\n🎯 Traditional Avurudu games\n🍛 Authentic Sri Lankan food\n🎭 Cultural performances\n🛍 Stalls and much more \nEntry is free\, and everyone is welcome Bring your family and friends to experience the vibrant spirit of Sri Lankan New Year. \nමිල්ටන් කීන්ස් බෞද්ධ මධ්‍යස්ථානය සංවිධානය කරණ\nසිංහල දෙමල අළුත් අවුරුදු උත්සවය\nඅප්‍රියෙල් මස 18 වන සෙනසුරාදා දින උදෑසන 10 සිට සවස 7 දක්වා \nසැමට ආරාධනා ! \nSri Lankan New Year\nOrganized By Milton Keynes Vihara\nSaturday 18th April 2026\nFrom 10AM till 7PM \nAll are welcome! \n  \n \n  \n \nVenue: Little Horwood Recreation Ground\, Milton Keynes MK17 0PF \n  \n  \n \n🎉✨ BECOME A SPONSOR — Milton Keynes Sri Lankan Festival 2026! ✨🎉 \nWant to get your brand in front of hundreds of families across Milton Keynes? Here’s your chance! 🌟 \nJoin us for a spectacular FREE community celebration of the Sri Lankan New Year! 🇱🇰 \n📅 18th April 2026 | 📍 Little Horwood Recreation Ground\, MK | ⏰ 10AM – 7PM\n🎮 Traditional Avurudu games | 🍛 Authentic Sri Lankan food | 🎭 Live cultural performances \nSponsorship packages available for all budgets — Gold\, Silver & Bronze\, stalls\, souvenir ads & general donations. With FREE entry for all\, your brand will enjoy maximum visibility! \n⚠️ Limited spots available — don’t miss out! \n📞 Dinuka: 07564 177908 | Shakthi: 07811 066740 | Niroshan: 07738 000386 \nLet’s make this an unforgettable celebration together! 🙏🎉 \n  \n \n🎉✨ ADVERTISE IN OUR SOUVENIR & GROW YOUR BUSINESS! ✨🎉 \n📖 Be part of the Milton Keynes Sri Lankan Festival 2026 souvenir programme and get your brand in front of hundreds of Sri Lankan & UK community members! 🇱🇰 \n📅 18th April 2026 | 📍 Little Horwood Recreation Ground\, Milton Keynes | ⏰ 10AM – 7PM \n🌟 Why advertise with us?\n✅ Targeted reach to the Sri Lankan & UK community ✅ Exclusive placement in a high-quality souvenir given to all attendees & VIPs ✅ Lasting exposure — a printed souvenir that is kept and revisited over time ✅ Social media mention for extra promotion ✅ Budget-friendly — starting from just £25! \n📰 Souvenir Advertisement Packages:\n🟥 Full Page (A5 — 210 x 148mm) — £100 🟨 Half Page (A6 — 148 x 105mm) — £50 🟩 Quarter Page (A7 — 74 x 105mm) — £25 \n⚠️ Limited spaces available — book yours today!\n📞 Dinuka: 07564 177908 | Shakthi: 07811 066740 | Niroshan: 07738 000386 \nLet’s celebrate together and grow your business at the same time! 🙏🎊
URL:https://mkvihara.org/event/sri-lankan-new-year-milton-keynes-vihara-2026/
LOCATION:Little Horwood Recreation Ground Milton Keynes MK17 0PF\, Church Street\, Little Harwood\, Milton Keynes\, MK17 0PF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Programme
DESCRIPTION:වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දින සීල භාවනා වැඩ සටහන \nSunday 03rd May 2026\nAll are welcome to join From 8.30AM\, 10AM\, 3.30PM or 6PM\nසැමට සම්මා සම්බුදු සරණයි!\nWishing All Blessings of Lord Buddha!  \nWishing You & All in Your Family A Happy Vesak Day Sambuddha Jayanthi!\nඔබටත් ඔබ පවුලේ සැමටත් උතුම් සම්බුදු තෙමගුල සිහිපත් කරණ පිංබර වෙසක් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!\n \nVeask is the highly blessed day when we celebrate the Birth\, Enlightenment and Great Passing into Nibbana of our Lord Buddha. To mark this special event\, the Vihara will be conducting the following programme of activities on Saturday 19th\, May. \nsukho buddhānam uppādo\nHappy Blessing is The Birth of the Fully Awakened Ones (Lord Buddha)! \nsukhā saddhammadesanā\nHappy Blessing is teaching of the True Buddha Dhamma (truth)! \nLet us join in celebrating on this thrice Blessed Vesak Full Moon Day or week or month by practicing daily at least few minutes Homage Chanting (Vandanā)\, Charity (Dāna)\, precepts (sīla) and cultivating the mind (samatha vipassanā Bhāvanā)! \nමේ උතුම් වෙසක් පොහෝ දින හෝ සතිය හෝ මාසය තුල පිළිවෙත් පුරමු. ටික වේලාවක් හෝ දිනපතා බුද්ධ වන්දනාව\, දාන\, සීල\, සමත විපස්සනා භාවනා\, ගුණවඩා කුසල් රැස් කරමු. \nWe encourage everyone to decorate their houses with Vesak lanterns\, offer flowers\, incense and make special pooja at house shrines and chant protection suttas! \nසෑම නිවසකම වෙසක් කූඩු වලින් සරසා බුදු මැදුර ආලෝකවත් කර මල් පහන් සුවද දුම් පුදා ආරක්ෂක සෙත් පිරිත් සජ්ජායනා කරමු! \nTo mark this special event\, the Vihara will be conducting the following programme of activities on Sunday\, 03 May. \nDevotees are welcome to join in practising dhamma and sharing blessings for the whole day\, or just for the afternoon programme including a Bodhi Pooja Atavisit Buddha Poojava @ 6PM. Families where children wish to observe Sil can join from 10am onwards. \nPlease let us know how many adults and children from your family will observe Sil so that we can make arrangements for the dana accordingly. \nFull Programme and More Details Please visit our website: \nඔබ සැමට තෙරුවන් සරණයි! \n🙏🙏🙏 \n  \nProgramme:  \n08:30 am – Observe 8 Precepts\, Meditation\, Dhamma talk By Venerable Akurala Samitha\nSponsor Needed:\n09:15 am – Dhamma Talk By Venerable Galagama Sumedha Thero\nSponsor Needed:\n09:45 am – Short break\, children arrive\n10:00 am – Children Observe 8 Precepts and English Dhamma Talk on significance of Wesak\n10:45 am – Offering Sambuddha Puja + Lunchtime Dana\n12:30 pm – Pirith Chanting\n01:00 pm – English Dhamma Discussion for children / Sinhala Dhamma Discussion for adults\n02:00 pm – Meditation\n03:00 pm – Break\n03:30 pm – Sinhala Dhamma Talk By Venerable Mattala Vineetha Thero\nSponsor Needed:\n04:30 pm – Seth Pirith\, Punyanumodana and Close Sil Programme.\n6PM: – Atavisi Sambuddha Poojava and Bodhi Pooja\nyou can sponsor 28 Buddha pooja and Bodhi Poojava by sponsoring one Samma Sambuddha Poojava.\nFor more details please contact us. \n7PM Refreshments & End of the Day Programme \n\nMonk’s Pirikara (Donation Gift) for Dhamma Talk ධර්ම දේශානාවේ මුදල් පිරිකර පූජාව (Suggested Donation £50.00 or any donation as you like plus travel expenses)\nAtapirikara (Eight requisites) අට පිරිකර (Suggested donation £50.00 per item or any donation as you like)\nA Robe සිවුරු පූජාව (Suggested Donation £30.00 per item or any donation as you like)\nA offering tray with drinks and flowers and light පූජා බන්දේසිය (Suggested Donation £15.00 per item or any donation as you like)\n\n \n 
URL:https://mkvihara.org/event/vesak-full-moon-poya-day-programme-2/
LOCATION:Vihara Premises\, 3\, Aldrich Drive\, Willen\, Milton Keynes\, MK15 9HP\, United Kingdom
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