Colomboscope: Rhythm asserts its power in many forms
Words Arrenga H Nadaraja. Still from Basir Mahmood, ‘A Body Bleeds More than It Contains’, multi-channel video and audio. An ...
Tag: Festival
The Nallur Kandaswamy Temple Festival: A Timeless Expression of Faith
The annual celebration of Lord Murugan at the Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in Jaffna is more than a religious event — ...
Happy New Year!
April stands out as the biggest holiday in Sri Lanka, as the majority of the population joyfully celebrates their New ...
Kolamba Kamatha Festival
Opening performance of Clown Compass. Sri Lanka’s theatre landscape is poised for a groundbreaking transformation with the inaugural Kolamba Kamatha ...
The Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera
The intricately adorned casket atop the regal tusker elephant. The Duruthu Perahera is one of the grandest Buddhist events in ...
A Spectacle of Tradition: Experiencing the Kandy Esala Perahera
As a German tourist with a deep fascination for cultural festivals, my journey to Sri Lanka would have been incomplete ...
Why is Vesak vital for Buddhists and the World?
Vesak is a significant and revered occasion celebrated by Buddhists worldwide. It commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing away (mahā ...
Continuing a Noble Tradition
If Vesak is a festival of lights, a celebration of the liberation from worldly bonds, then one of the most ...