Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Final rites of Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Sirivimala Thera, Deputy Chief Prelate of the Ramanna Sect and Chief Incumbent of the Getambe Rajopavanaramaya in Kandy is scheduled to take place on October 21.

The ceremony will be held at the Getambe Ground in Kandy.

The Most Venerable Thera, who had been suffering from a prolonged illness, passed away at the age of 95 while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kandy.

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