Sri Lanka, Nov. 7 -- The election for the position of Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy is scheduled to be held this afternoon (07).

Accordingly, the election meeting will take place at 2.00 p.m. at the Kandy Buddhist Balamandala Hall, under the supervision of Gamini Senarathna, the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs.

A total of seven candidates are contesting for the position this year.

Accordingly, the current acting Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela, the Chief Custodian of the Kataragama Maha Devalaya and the Pasgama Sri Natha Devalaya, Daminda Bandara Udurawana, the Chief Custodian of the Natha Devalaya and the Embekke Sri Kataragama Devalaya, A.W.S. Bandaranaike are scheduled to present themselves as...