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Most Venerable Anamaduwa Dammadassi Anunayake Thero
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Most Venerable Anamaduwa Dammadassi Anunayake Thero of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Sect passed away yesterday at the age of 67.
The Anunayake Thero had been receiving treatment at a private hospital following a sudden cardiac arrest and passed away on the night of 20 July.
The final rites are scheduled to take place with State sponsorship on Thursday (24) at the Asgiriya Police Ground in Kandy, according to a communiqué issued by the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.
The remains of the late prelate will lie in state at the Asgiriya Temple for the public to pay their last respects from tomorrow evening to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
