People’s Bank branches and service centers recently commemorated Deepavali in areas such as the North, East and Vanni as well as cities like Kandy, Rathnapura, Galle, Nuwara Eliya, Puttalam and Colombo by remaining open for transactions. Furthermore, many of the branches also held special Deepavali celebrations in commemoration of the festival of lights across the island.

The main celebration was held at the Wellawatta Branch of People’s Bank with the participation of Deepal Abeysekara, Head of Marketing, People’s Bank, Chandani Werapitiya, Deputy General Manager Strategic Planning and Research, People’s Bank, Sunil Wanniarachchi, Deputy General Manager – International Banking, People’s Bank, Mangala Gamage, Head of Finance, People’s Bank, A. U. L. A. Ansar, Regional Manager – Colombo South, People’s Bank and Assistant Regional Managers – Colombo South, T. Sunil and B. G. Kusumalatha. A special Hindu pooja was conducted to invoke the blessings for the nation, customers as well as the staff of People’s Bank. Various Hindu cultural items added colour to the ceremony.