This is a period in the Lunar calendar during which religious services are conducted in memory of departed ones. Mangala Vihara, being a Theravada Buddhist Temple will be holding a Special Service for the Transferring of Merits to the departed ones. Recitation of Tirokudda Sutta by resident monks will commence after the evening puja. Names of donors and their past relatives / friends will be read out as well as projected on the screens in the Shrine Hall.