| Sighting the new moon: | Sunday April 14 | |
| Bathing for the Old Year: | Saturday, April 13 applying anoil made of Nuga leaves | |
| Dawn of New Year: | Sunday, April 14 at 1.29 am | |
| Punya Kalaya: | From 7.05 pm on Saturday, April 13 to 7.53 am on Sunday, April 14, Cease all work at 7.05 pm on Saturday April 13 and engage in religious activities. | |
| Cooking meals: | Light the hearth at 4.06 am on Sunday, April 14 dressed in blue garments facing South and cook milk rice mixed with ghee and jaggery and a sweetmeat with sesame. | |
| Starting work and partaking of meals: | Partake meals after starting work and making transaction at 7.05 am on Sunday, April 14 dressed in red and yellow mixed (copper) garments facing South. | |
| Anointing the head: | At 6.41 am on Monday, April 15 dressed in white garments anoint with a mixture made of wood apple leaves facing East standing on Imbul leaves under a canopy of wood apple leaves. | |
| Leaving for work: | For essential duties – 6.53 am on Monday, April 15 dressed in white facing East after partaking kiribath mixed with milk. Normal duties: 7.42 am on Wednesday April 17 dressed in green colour garments facing South after partaking kiribath mixed with jaggery. | |
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