The price those of us who have opted to live away from our motherland for whatever reason, pay is missing the wonderful festivals Sri Lanka is famous for, the Sinhala and Tamil New Year being one of ...

This year the Aluth Avurudda or Bak Maha Ulela – the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will be celebrated on April 14. The Tamil New Year –Puthandu is also celebrated by Hindus all over the country. It is ...

The Sinhala Aluth Avurudda or the Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in the month of Bak according to the traditional lunar calendar of the Sinhalese people. The name ‘Bak’ comes from the Sanskrit word ...

LOS ANGELES, California – April 14 marked the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar, and millions of people in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Reunion, and Mauritius were celebrating the ...

"Also, we know King Devanampiyatissa went on the hunting expedition on a Nekath day. These are rituals not associated with Buddhism. Even before the advent of Buddhism, people would have incorporated ...

The Avurudu Ulela 2019 organised by ANC Rotaract club students and SAO created a delightful festive mood as the entire student body and staff shared the joy of Avurudu on April 6th 2019 to celebrate ...

In celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Cargills Food City brought festive joy to its customers with the ‘Aluth Irai Avuruddai’ festival—a two-day celebration held on the 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th ...

[Speech of the Ambassador of Sri Lanka, N. B. Cooray, on the occasion of the Sinhala-Hindu New Year celebration on April 13-14, 2011.] ...

A festival celebrating all things Sri Lankan is taking over Liverpool this weekend. The Sri Lankan New Year — Aluth Avurudu in Sinhala and Puthandu in Tamil — is one of the country’s most cherished ...

Sri Lankan families from Hamilton celebrated Sihalese and Tamil new year “Aluth Aurudu” last month, with the participation of about 200 people at the Waterdown Royal Canadian Legion.

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 inmates ...

In celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Cargills Food City brought festive joy to its customers with the ‘Aluth Irai Avuruddai’ festival, a two-day celebration held from April 4-9, at 12 ...