Tag: Festival

The Sinhala New Year, known as ‘Avurudu’ in Sinhala, is an important festival for Sinhala Buddhists in Sri Lanka and ...

Over the years, Gangaramaya Temple has focused on embodying the spiritual experience that encapsulates the temple’s legacy. The Navam Perahera ...

Welcoming the New Year, the much-celebrated “Festival of Harvest” – Thai Pongal takes place on January 14th, by Hindu Tamils ...

From The Christmas Book by Clement Moore, 1900 reflects that Christmas has brought much merriment to children. In Sri Lanka’s ...

Deepavali, the ‘Festival of Lights’ illuminates households and surroundings by bringing the joy of the festive mode. It is a ...

The Dalada Perahera, as it was originally called, commemorates the time the Buddha’s sacred tooth relic was first brought to ...

Words Tatiyana Welikala and Swetha Ratnajothi. | Photographs Menaka Aravinda. During the week of Thai Pongal, the streets of Pettah ...

Commemorating Lord Buddha’s teachings on the path to enlightenment, vibrant Vesak celebrations light up Colombo.

With Maha Shivarathri just round the corner, plan a trip to a Shiva temple to accrue divine blessings and experience ...

Sitting or standing on either side of the street people scurried to get closer as the drums and the dancing ...