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. During the festival, ...

Dialog Axiata PLC sponsored the historic Kataragama Esala Perahera for the 20th consecutive year, reaffirming its commitment to preserving Sri Lanka’s rich religious and cultural heritage through long ...

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 ...

The annual pada yathra event, marking the journey to participate in the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devala festival, commenced recently with Hindu devotees gathering near the Okanda temple in Kumana ...

The centuries-old Pada Yatra is a spiritual pilgrimage on foot that takes devotees through two major national parks in Sri Lanka, originally undertaken by Hindu devotees. Over time, it started to ...

“If the duration of contact is not long enough to sustain a burn, then you don’t get burnt. This is what Alice in Wonderland said: ‘Some people get burnt because they forgot the rule that if you hold ...