Many programs including a Buddha pooja with 108 rice varieties cooked from toxin free rice and 1008 curry varieties, alms giving for 100,000 devotees who observed Sil, distribution of dry rations, medicine, and school equipment were also held.

Atapirikara pooja for 5,000 Bhikkhus, paying floral tribute to Kiri Vehera, a Pahan Pooja (lightening 84,000 lamps) with scented oils, and offering of herbal medicine to Gal Viharaya were also held.

President Maithripala Sirisena addressing the gathering stressed the importance of making Sri Lanka a centre to spread the message of Theravada Buddhism to the international community. He pointed out the possibility to utilize modern information technological tools.

The illumination at KiriVehera was switched on by President MaithripalaSirisena amidst the chanting of Seth Pirith by the MahaSangha.

A CD which contained a song on splendor of city of Polonnaruwa by Dr. PraneethAbayasundara, President of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress, and a special felicitation book by Chief Incumbent of Solosmasthana , Most Ven.Vedaruwe Upali Thera was also presented to the President.