The Thai Pongal festival of Sahajeewan was organized at the Moratuwa Buddhist Mandir premises under the patronage of the Hon. Minister of Justice and National Integration, Mr. Harshana Nanayakkara, Chairman of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation, Mr. Senior Lecturer Vijith Rohan Fernando, the Colombo District Chief Government Agent, Moratuwa Divisional Secretary and a group of state officials, and with the participation of a large number of people, the Western Province Ministry of Culture, Moratuwa Divisional Secretariat, Moratuwa Regional Sahajeewan Association, Sri Lanka Shaiva Religious Association.