Saturday, April 13 marked the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of Sri Lanka’s main cultural holidays. Commonly known as “Avurudu” in Sinhala and as “Puthandu” or “Puththandu” in Tamil, the celebration ...
With just three days remaining until the start of 2026, the Government Printing Department has released the official calendar ...
Ayoma Arundhi Silva, a Christian, joined her Buddhist family to celebrate Sinhala and Tamil New Year — a time when people visit their loved ones. "My husband is a Buddhist and we follow all the ...