SLN facilitates Palaithivu Church Festival
 
 

Sri Lanka Navy facilitated the conduct of the annual festival of the St. Anthony’s Church located on the Palaithivu Island. The main mass was conducted by Bishop of Jaffna, Rev. Dr. Thomas Savundranayagam on 08th March 2015. A total of 7,554 devotees including clergy attended the event.

Under the instructions of Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Eric Jayakody, Sri Lanka Navy provided all the facilities including electricity and drinking water for the festival. Special SLN life saving and medical teams were deployed to ensure the safety of the devotees attending the annual festival held for 07 days.