Nawarathiri Festival is being celebrated by the Hindu Students of various Faculties of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka at Sri Sithi Vinayagar Aalayam situated in the premises of the University.

The ceremony organized by the members of Hindu Ilainger Mamanran began with a 'Pooja' organised by the first year students on the 21^st of September and continued for nine days with the fullest participation of the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th year students of the Faculties of Applied Sciences and the Faculty Engineering. Lectures, Academic and Non academic staff of the University too extended to organize poojas. The Nawarathiri ceremony will be winded up on the 10^th day of the ceremony with the 'Vijayathasami Poojai' with the Annathanam on Saturday the 30^th of September. The President of the Hindu Society Thinesh Kumar alongwith the members of the Society are making all arrangements to make this event in a grandeur manner.