{"id":1920,"date":"2026-05-28T12:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:29:47","slug":"over-15000-almsgiving-stalls-registered-islandwide-ahead-of-vesak-full-moon-poya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/2026\/05\/28\/over-15000-almsgiving-stalls-registered-islandwide-ahead-of-vesak-full-moon-poya\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 15,000 Almsgiving Stalls Registered Islandwide Ahead of Vesak Full Moon Poya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Public Health Inspectors\u2019 Association of Sri Lanka has announced that more than 15,000 almsgiving stalls (dansalas) organized across the country for the upcoming Vesak Full Moon Poya Day have already been registered.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of the association, Samil Muthukuda, stated that there is still an opportunity for organizers to register additional dansalas.<\/p>\n<p>He further urged almsgiving organizers to strictly follow proper health safety guidelines, as reports indicate the spread of certain infectious diseases in various parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, preparations for Vesak celebrations are in full swing across the island, with numerous Vesak lanterns, decorative arches (thoranas), and Vesak zones being set up in many regions.<\/p>\n<p>Buddhist devotees are actively engaged in decorating their homes with Vesak lanterns and other decorative items in preparation for the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Although prices of Vesak lanterns and related decorations have increased compared to previous years, traders report a significant rise in sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Public Health Inspectors\u2019 Association of Sri Lanka has announced that more than 15,000 almsgiving stalls (dansalas) organized across the country for the upcoming Vesak Full Moon Poya Day have already been registered. Secretary of the association, Samil Muthukuda, stated that there is still an opportunity for organizers to register additional dansalas. He further urged &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1922,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920\/revisions\/1922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}