Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The chain of religious blessing ceremonies, the forerunner to the forthcoming Army Day and 71st Army Anniversary (October 10) had one more major segment, held on a grand scale at the most sacred Anuradhapura 'Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi' precincts this morning (30), graced by hundreds of representative Army personnel, led by Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army as the Chief Gust for the occasion.The day's sequence of commemorative anniversary events got to a start soon after Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva arrived at the premises.At first, he paid his respect to Most Ven. Dr Pallegama Sirinivasa Nayaka Thero, Sangha Nayake for North Central Province and the Chief Incumbent ...