Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lanka Army issued the following press release:

24th April 2024 17:34:41 Hours

211 Infantry Brigade organized a New Year festival at the 211 Infantry Brigade playground on 19 April 2024.

Residents in the area enthusiastically participated and joined hands together with troops to celebrate the festival. The festival commenced after Brigadier I.N Kandanaarachchi RSP, Commander, 211 Infantry Brigade lighting the traditional oil lamp.

Bun eating, pillow-fights, raban playing, eye-placing on the Elephant, tug of war, fancy dress parade, and several other traditional and fun-making games dominated the day's proceedings to the much amusement of all the onlookers.

At the end of the festival, Commander, 211 In...