Sri Lankan Jewellery Through the Years
Sarasi Wijeratne Walk down any of the more populous streets of Colombo, or any other town in Sri Lanka, and ...
Tag: Tradition
Kandy: Past and Present in the Last Kingdom
Lucien Rajakarunayake If the road to Kandy is full of promise, arrival there is promise come true. After the commercial ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Colombo’s Navam Perahera
Sarasi In February, Colombo comes alive to the throbbing of drums and the mystic rhythms of the Orient. Yes, it ...
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 ...
A Unique Evening Programme: Colombo by Night
Douglas Warner When my brother wrote to ask me to "look after two good friends while they are in Colombo ...
Seemamalaka – The Shrine on Beira Lake
Stanley Welgampola Sedately seated amidst the placid waters of Colombo's Beira Lake is an imposing structure of Oriental architecture which ...