Religious Affairs: Preparations To Open Shwedagon Pagoda

Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko together with officials visited the Insein Ywama Pariyatti Monastery on Sunday and paid homage to the Venerable State Ovada Cariya Sayadaw and member of Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees. During the visit, the Union Minister explained the current State situation and activities, pilgrimage programmes of Shwedagon Pagoda and other pagodas located in Nay Pyi Taw and regions/states for the monks and people in accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines.

He also supplicated religious affairs for the promotion and propagation of the Buddhism and later donated the offertories. The Union Minister and party then received the guidance from the Venerable Sayadaw.

The Union Minister and Pagoda Board of Trustees members then discussed preparations to open the Shwedagon Pagoda according to the COVID-19 guidelines.