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SUMMARY:Milton Keynes Vihara Annual Kathina Ceremony 2026
DESCRIPTION:මිල්ටන් කීන්ස් විහාරය උතුම් වාර්ෂික කඨින පුන්‍ය මහෝත්සවය 2026\nOur Milton Keynes Vihara Annual KATINA CEREMONY 2026 \nA Rare and Great Meritorious Deed that takes place only once a year.\nවසරකට වතාවක් පමණක් සිදු කරණ දුර්ළභ පූණ්‍යකර්මය \nSunday 15th November From 9:00 AM till 4PM\nනොවැම්බර් මස 15 වන ඉරිදා උදෑසන 9.00 සිට සවස 4 දක්වා \nWill be held at: \nVenue: North Crawley Institute\,\nNewport Pagnell\,\nMilton Keynes\nMK16 9LH\n \nAll are welcome to join..!\nසැමට මෙත් සිතින් ආරාධනා.! \nPlease share this message with all your family & friends; enabling them to participate in a Noble Meritorious activity gaining blessings. \nකරැණාකර මෙම පණිවිඩය ඔබ දන්නා සියලු දෙනාටම බෙදා දෙමින් උතුම්ම පිංකමක ආශිර්වාද ලබාගන්නට සලසන්න. \nThose who wish to contribute towards the Kathina Ceremony may send a cheque made payable to “Milton Keynes Vihara” or donate online by Direct Bank Transfer\, to the Milton Keynes Vihara account. \nMore Details Visit Our Website\nwww.mkvihara.org\nor Join our WhatsApp group for up-to-date details or contact Mobiles\nBhante Samitha – 00 44 7983 466 105\nShreeni: 07709 618 522\nShakthi: 07811 066 740\nMahesh: 07983 428 347 \n15 monks will be attending the Kathina Ceremony \nYou may offer any of the following. \nD4: Atapirikara (Eight requisites) අට පිරිකර (Suggested donation £50.00 per item or any donation as you like)\nD3: A Pirikara Gift to the monks පිරිකර පූජාව (Suggested Donation £100.00 per item or any donation as you like)\nD5: A Robe සිවුරු පූජාව (Suggested Donation £30.00 per item or any donation as you like) \nThank you again to everyone for the generous contributions to help make the Kathina Ceremony a success. We would like to remind bring your offerings of physical pirikara items to the temple by tomorrow (15 Nov) evening so that they can be packed into hampers for the offering.  \n \n​You can see the list of items here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t9T2LmvmS8-SgRQhthEiOOM-fSyxODDo/edit?usp=sharing&rtpof=true&sd=true\nOnline Bank Details for Donations:\nMilton Keynes Vihara\nBarclays Bank\nA/c no: 93953335\nSort code: 20-57-44 \nPlease use as Reference: KATINA + donation number  (eg. KATINA-D4 for Ata Pirikara) \nKatina Pinkama\, being one of the highest forms of meritorious activity\, also highlights the close association that has existed throughout history between the Sangha and the laity. \n🌷Please dress appropriately (white/ National costume) & be on time. \n🌷Parking: North Crawley Institute car park and public carparks nearby: Please ensure your vehicle is parked in a marked bay and does not obstruct others. Also\, please give consideration when parking on the street. \n🌷Lunch and refreshments: Lunch is available for all the devotees. Light refreshments will be available throughout. However\, your attendance in the hall during formal events will be greatly appreciated. We kindly remind all attending to respect the presence of the sacred relics and the Maha Sangha and to keep noise levels to a minimum.\n🌷Safety and Hygiene: Be sure that all children are always supervised. Ensure toilets are left in the way you would expect to find them\, particularly with young children. \nDonations and Pirikara:\nOn the day\, devotees can contribute any donations and offer atapirikara and robes at Summerlin centre. \nFor more details please contact:\nBhante Samitha: 07983 466 105\nShreeni: 07709 618 522\nShakthi: 07811 066 740\nMahesh: 07983 428 347 \nOr Visit Our Website: \nMay you all Be Well & Happy..!\nසැමට තෙරැවන් සරණයි.! \n🙏🙏🙏 \nKatina Ceremony this year\, along with Vas aradhana and other meritorious activities has been sponsored by \nMain Sponsors of MKV Kathina 2026 \n🌟 Dr. Mahesh Dias.\n🌟 Mr. Shakthi Abeygunawardana.\n🌟 Mrs. Shreeni De Silva.\n🌟 With the participation of All Members of the Milton Keynes Vihara Mindfulness Meditation Centre. \nමිල්ටන් කීන්ස් විහාරස්ථානයේ 2026 කඨින පිංකමේ ප්‍රධාන දායකත්වය:\n💐 වෛද්‍ය මහේෂ් ඩයස් මහත්මා\n💐 ශක්ති අබේගුණවර්ධන මහත්මා\n💐 ශ්‍රීනි ද සිල්වා මහත්මිය\nසහ විහාරස්ථානයේ සියළු දෙනා. \nBohoma Pin\n🙏🙏🙏 \nWe kindly invite all the community to actively participate in this highly meritorious activity by attending the ceremony on the 15th November with all the family. \nKatina Day Programme\n(Light refreshments will be available in the morning) \n09:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Arrival\n10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Perahera bringing the sacred Buddha Relics and the Katina robe\n(Katina robe available for stitching by devotees until 13:00)\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Introduction and welcome\nLighting the traditional oil lamp\nPansil and offering Buddha puja\n11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Offering of dana to the Maha Sangha\n11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Tea and light refreshments for devotees\n12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Preparing perehera in the car park area\n12:45 p.m. – 13:00 p.m. Perahera accompanying the Katina robe\n13:00 p.m. –14:30 p.m.  Dedicating the Kathina robe\nConducting the Vinaya Kamma by the Venerable Maha Sangha\nAnushasana\nOffering Ata Pirikara\, robes and gifts\nAnumodana\nVote of thanks\n14:30 p.m. – 16:00 p.m. Dana for devotees\n16:00 p.m. – 17:00 p.m. Cleaning and tidying up\n17:00 p.m. End\nWe greatly appreciate all the food and other donations pledged so far and all the support extended. \n \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://mkvihara.org/event/milton-keynes-vihara-annual-kathina-ceremony-2026/
LOCATION:North Crawley Institute\,  Newport Pagnell\, Milton Keynes\, MK16 9LH
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