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Celebrating Tradition and Culture: The Annual Handover Ceremony at Janadipathi Mandiraya – By L.B.Senaratne     The traditional handing over the report  after the completion of the Kandy Esala Ritual ( though it is called the Pageantry of Sri Lanka ) tot he Head of State since 1753 was continued by handing over the report to President Ranil Wickrmasinghe at Janadipathi Mandiraya which was the Manor House of P:ilamatalwa Adige turned over to house the Governors of Ceylon then by the British. It was a colorful ceremony with decorum and dignity. Diyawadana Nilame reading the reprot The President Ranil Wickramasinghe stood on  the steps of the Jandiapathi Mandiriya where all Heads of State had stood  to receive the report from the Diyawadsana Nilame ( custodian of the Sacred Tooth Relic ) after the completion of the Kandy Esala Perahera Ritual performed as a offering to the Sacred Tooth Relic . The ...