The historic Ruhunu Kataragama Esala Maha Perahera is set to commence today (26). The perahera ceremonies will continue until ...

Kataragama Esala festival is set to commence today in Sri Lanka with the flag hoisting ceremony. Devotees who started their Pada Yatra across weeks have reached Kataragama completing a journey of over ...

The Central Environment Authority (CEA) urges devotees to minimise the use of plastic and polythene when participating in the Esala Festival ...

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 ...

A Gazette notification outlining regulations for devotees attending the historic Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya Esala ...

In preparation for the annual Esala Perahera festival at the sacred Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya, the entrance to Kumana ...

The Kumana entrance, located on the eastern side of the Yala National Park is scheduled to be opened tomorrow (20) in ...

People perform traditional dances during the final day of Kataragama Perahera in Katharagama, Sri Lanka, July 21, 2024. Kataragama Perahera is an important festival in Sri Lanka.

The Ruhunu Kataragama Perahera in Sri Lanka descended into chaos on Saturday after an elephant in the procession ran amok and injured 13 people in the crowd.