3.00 pm Ceremonial Procession with the Kathina Robe
3.15 pm Taking Refuges and the Five Precepts
3.30 pm A Talk on the Significance of Kathina
4.00 pm Offering Kathina Robe and other requisites to the Sangha
4.30 pm Sermon in Sinhala and English
5.00 pm Paritta Chanting and Punyanumodana
Evening Puja and chanting
Devotional chanting and reflection in the shrine room every evening, open to everyone. On a Poya (full-moon) day this is replaced by the extended Poya programme.
Weekly programme for children on term-time Sundays: Dhamma classes, Sinhala language, Pūjā and refreshments. Adults are welcome at the Sunday Dhamma programme earlier in the day.
Dates shown above are generated automatically and are placeholders until the Vihara's own events calendar is connected.
Regular activities
The weekly rhythm
Alongside the Poya-day observances, the Vihara keeps a steady weekly
programme. Confirmed days and times will be listed here.
Every evening
Puja and chanting at 6.00 pm, in person and live-streamed.
Tue, Wed & Sat
Meditation sessions (Tue 10.00 am, Wed 7.00 pm, Sat 3.00 pm), with a retreat on the last Saturday of each month. See Meditation.
Calendar view
Observances through 2026
The Vihara keeps the twelve Poya (full-moon) days of the Sri Lankan
Buddhist calendar, alongside its weekly programme and the major festivals.
Exact 2026 dates and the times of each observance are to be confirmed by
the Vihara.
Poya day Festival Regular programme
January
[date to confirm]Duruthu Full Moon Poya DayMarks the Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka.
Late JanuaryNavam Maha PeraheraHeld at Gangaramaya, Colombo — observed by the community here.
February
[date to confirm]Navam Full Moon Poya Day
March
[date to confirm]Medin Full Moon Poya Day
April
[date to confirm]Bak Full Moon Poya Day
AprilSinhala and Tamil New YearMarked with the community. [To confirm.]
May
[date to confirm]Vesak Full Moon Poya DayThe birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha — the most important day of the year.
Late MayVesak festival and lantern celebrationThe Vihara's own Vesak observance. [Programme and dates to confirm.]
[date to confirm]Adhi Vesak Full Moon Poya DayAn extra Vesak Poya in a lunar leap year.
June
[date to confirm]Poson Full Moon Poya DayThe arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
July
[date to confirm]Esala Full Moon Poya DayThe Buddha's first sermon; the start of the rains retreat (vassa).
August
[date to confirm]Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
AugustKandy Esala PeraheraHeld in Kandy, Sri Lanka — noted here for the community.
September
[date to confirm]Binara Full Moon Poya Day
October
[date to confirm]Vap Full Moon Poya DayThe end of the rains retreat.
November
[date to confirm]Il Full Moon Poya DayThe Kathina robe-offering season falls in the weeks after Vap.
December
[date to confirm]Unduvap Full Moon Poya DayThe arrival of the sacred Bodhi tree sapling in Sri Lanka.
Structure based on the Dhamma School's own events listing. Exact dates,
times and which festivals the Vihara marks are to be confirmed.
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