Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth
M B Dissanayake The Dalada Maligawa, or the Temple of the Tooth, is the very heart of Kandy, Sri Lanka's ...
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The Kandyan Regalia
Maureen Seneviratne 0n 13th June 1820 one of the most famous auction sales ever to be held in London took ...
Springtime Revival and Revelry: Avurudu
Florence Ratwatte We prepare for this springtime revelry rather early in the year. Or rather the koel, popularly accepted in ...
Buddhist Paintings of George Keyt
Sharmini Luther " Art is a spiritual definition of nature and when it ceases to be that it ceases to ...
Colombo by Night
A programme of Night-time Entertainment Some people seem to be under the impression that there isn't a great deal of ...
Pageantry and Colour in the Festivals of Sri Lanka
A. Felician Fernando The festivals of Sri Lanka, most of them springing from a deeply religious background, are a blend ...
Pettah: Paradise Bazaar in Colombo
S. Wijeratne The Pettah is a hive of activity. Pavement hawkers shouting out their wares at the top of their ...
Saying it with ‘Gokkala’ – tender coconut palm leaves
Lucien Rajakarunanayake As a form of decoration it is the simplicity that impresses one most. It can set the mood ...
The Royal Colombo Golf Club
Harry Wentworth George Houghton in one of his inimitable books on the lighter side of golf gives this interesting description ...
Time for Sport on Sunny Beaches
Piarinna De Lima Water-skiing is fun and full of excitement Most foreign travellers associate this Indian Ocean isle with sun-swept ...