The 15-day Kataragama Esala festival is a deeply sacred time in Kataragama, a place sanctified by centuries of belief in Skanda also known as Kataragama Deviyo – the island’s warrior deity and divine ...

President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Thursday stated that a society cannot progress without a meaningful connection to its ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that a society cannot progress without a meaningful connection to its historic heritage and that the nation's development path must be chosen accordingly.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that a society cannot progress without a meaningful connection to its historic ...

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasized that Sri Lanka’s path to development must be built upon the ...

The final grand procession of the Esala Perahera at the historic Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya is set to take place tonight (10).

The tusks of ’Kadol’, the legendary elephant that supported King Dutugemunu in his battle against King Elara, have been ...

Esala festivals of the Kataragama Kiri Vehera and the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya, two important places of worship in Sri ...

The historic Ruhunu Kataragama Esala Maha Perahera is set to commence today (26). The perahera ceremonies will continue until July 10, with the Water Cutting ceremony scheduled for the following day.

Nearly 1,500 tons of solid waste, four tons of plastic PET bottles, and 50 kilograms of plastic garlands were collected at ...

This year’s Kandy Esala Perahera Festival will commence on July 25 with the traditional Kap Situweema (planting of the ceremonial jak tree branch) at the four main devalayas – (Natha, Vishnu, ...