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 is ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year is not just a celebration of the dawn of a new year, but also that of unity, cultural enrichment and a sense of family unity. This is all demonstrated, for example ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival 2003 is to be staged at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today. The event - staged every year since 1979, even before Sri Lanka had an official embassy or ...

This Sinhala and Tamil New Year, step away from the ordinary and embrace the spirit of Avurudu at Sun Siyam Pasikudah with the joyous rhythms of tradition, community, and coastal serenity, under the ...

Sinhala and Tamil New Year was celebrated in Port Moresby city with the participation of Sri Lankans community in Papua New Guinea. This event was organised by the Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea ...

This divergence in celebration stems from the varied ... Sri Lanka’s Aluth Avurudda, or Sinhala and Tamil New Year, unfolds in April. It’s a time when the harvest is brought in, and the ...

A Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival was held throughout the day on May 9 at the Victoria Home for Elders, under the supervision of Colombo District Secretary Ginige Prasanna Janaka Kumara, who also ...

Sri Lanka, April 12 -- The Prisons Department has announced a special arrangement allowing open visits for inmates in celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on April 13 and 14.

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2023 Festival is organized as a part of public diplomatic initiatives of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ethiopia. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2023 Festival is organized as a part of public diplomatic initiatives of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ethiopia. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign ...