Bohra Community in Sri Lanka celebrate Leader’s birthday

07 Jan, 2018

The Bohra Community in Sri Lanka held a colourful procession in Bambalapitiya on Saturday night to celebrate the birthday of its Spiritual Leader Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.

The community which gathered at the mosque premises, held sermons after which a colourful procession was held followed by the singing of the national anthem.

A massive cake was also cut in accordance with the celebrations (Colombo Gazette)

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