Living with a Legacy When I came back in 1989, the IPKF had been in the country for around two years. Its presence according ...

There are two life-size mannequins in traditional Sri Lankan wedding dress, the groom in a dazzling headpiece made of gold yarn and red sequins, set at the end of a small bar.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More than 2,000 people gathered at Wolfe’s Pond Park on Sunday, April 27 to celebrate Sri Lankan New Year, according to the event’s organizers.

The Sinhalese community in Malaysia and South-East Asia are small but yet thriving in their contribution to the country and also the South-East Asia region ...

The Sri Lankan community in and around the townships of Cooma, New South Wales, celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year for the third consecutive year on April 13. The community of about 80 families ...

In a joyful and colourful display of culture and unity, the Sri Lankan community in Mombasa celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with great enthusiasm, bringing together people from diverse ...

The Sri Lankan community in Mombasa celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with great enthusiasm, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds in a spirit of togetherness and tradition. ..

There was a wonderful atmosphere at Hotel Curracloe on Monday as the local Sri Lankan community hosted a colourful celebration to mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

People perform traditional dances in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, April 14, 2025. Sri Lanka celebrated the traditional Sinhala and Tamil new year, which falls on April 14 this year.

The National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka in Dehiwala joined the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations today (16), by performing the traditional ritual of oil anointing on its animals—a gesture ...

The traditional New Year is also the time for young girls and boys to gather and play various games, dancing and singing in the vicinity of pagodas and tourist resorts throughout the kingdom.