Avurudu is the much anticipated time of the year where people of all ethnicities get a long holiday to spend time with their loved ones. This is also the time where people go shopping and get ...

Saturday, April 13 marked the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of Sri Lanka’s main cultural holidays. Commonly known as “Avurudu” in Sinhala and as “Puthandu” or “Puththandu” in Tamil, the celebration ...

Avurudu/ Puththandu is a time of tradition, and of course celebration of the New Year with family. Generations of Sinhala Buddhists and Tamil Hindus have followed the same customs every year, albeit ...

As April approaches, Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations begin. With the preparation of the sweets the entire island comes alive with avurudu celebrations.

By Uditha Devapriya and Pasindu Nimsara No Avurudu would be complete without an Avurudu Ulela. It has become part of our national social calendar, an event that must be organised, a tradition that ...

Sinhala Avurudu from Dravidians, Now owned by Sinhala Buddhists. 12 April 2019 02:02 am - 0 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} A A A . Tomorrow will fade off giving way to the New Year that begins a day ...

What's new for a Sinhala Avurudu feature, he wondered. Avurudu being synonymous with our values, he decided to project the traditions, customs and values which have come down the ages but are being ...

Mount Lavinia Hotel, affectionately known as “Galkissa Maha Hotalaya,” is proud to announce the return of its beloved “Avurudu Maha Gedara” celebration for the 2025 Sinhala and Tamil New Year. This ...

568. O n April 14, most people will do their best to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year (called Avurudu by the Sinhala community and Puthandu by the Tamil community) in the best way possible, as ...

Srilanka, April 15 -- On the auspicious occasion of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, inmates at Welikada Prison prepared Sri Lanka's largest milk rice dish yesterday (14). With the help of 50 ...

As April approaches, Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations begin. With the preparation of the sweets the entire island comes alive with avurudu celebrations.