King Wimaladharmasuriya Archives

Grand festival in Kandy-by MAHIL WIJESINGHE Source:Sundayobserver Protected by nature by the surrounding hills, looped by the Mahaweli Ganga and blessed by natural beauty, the Kandy city which has a history of over three centuries, had gained fame due to the location of the most revered temple of the Buddhists, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. It is noted for the ancient lake at the centre and salubrious climate. Kandy has been declared a World Heritage City by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO). The month of August is Kandy’s moment of glory. It is the best time of the year to be in Kandy, to take on a journey of cultural discovery as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic celebrates its annual street parade, a time of jubilation as the city comes alive with colour from August 10-20. Esala Perahera The Esala Perahera in ...

“COLOMBO CULTURE” – By Des Kelly Over 2.500 years of it. A Culture to be “cultured” with justifiable pride. Ceylon, as the Island was known, in my era, was, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the prettiest Countries on Earth. Roughly 65.900 square kilometres in area, lying right in the middle of strategic sea-lanes of the vast Indian Ocean, looking, for all the World, just like a tear-drop of a much larger”Mother India”, this Island Paradise was not only the envy, but also on the “top-wanted” lists of many Countries like Japan, who were eyeing the biggest natural harbour of the World at Trincomallee, where the largest warships of the time, could easily sail into, for security. As for the Culture of the Country, I remember visiting the old Colombo Museum two or three times, because, even in the old days, it was impossible ...