Kandy Esala Perahera: Sri Lanka’s Grandest Cultural Spectacle
Photography: Amila Alahakoon. For more than seventeen centuries, the Kandy Esala Perahera has stood as Sri Lanka’s most revered cultural ...
Tag: Festival
The Soul of Jaffna
Nallur and the Festival: An Identity Anchored in Faith Words: Pirainila Krishnarajah.Photography: Varnan Sivanesan, Ingaran Sivashanthan and Yasotharan Yathi. A ...
Steps Through Time: The Living Landscape of Mihintale
It was a sunny day in Mihintale, and all was set for the ascent along the step-laden path, traipsing a ...
Where the Buddha Walked: The Enduring Sanctity of Kelaniya
The Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya stands in a majestic expression of heritage and reverence. On the outskirts of Colombo, ...
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 ...
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 ...
