New Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya, elected
Thilina Madhusankha has been elected as the new Basnayake Nilame of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya.
Madhusankha, who is also the current Basnayake Nilame of Devinuwara Vishnu Devalaya, also functioned as the acting Basnayaka Nilame of the Ruhunu Kataragama Devalaya ahead of the vote.
The vote was held at 10.00am today (Dec. 09) at the Monaragala District Secretariat under the supervision of the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affair