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 ...

This Sinhala and Tamil New Year, step away from the ordinary and embrace the spirit of Avurudu at Sun Siyam Pasikudah with the joyous rhythms of tradition, community, and coastal serenity, under the ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year or Avurudu as it is known in Sinhala, is an important national holiday for both the Sinhala Buddhists and the Tamil Hindu communities of Sri Lanka. It is a holiday ...

Sinhala and Tamil new year celebrations in Gorey Civic Square; dancer, Dhammika Ranaweera. Sinhala and Tamil new year celebrations in Gorey Civic Square. Sinhala and Tamil new year celebrations in ...

Called Aluth Avurudda in Sinhala and Puthandu in Tamil, New Year Day is a statutory holiday. Everyone in the country celebrates wearing light golden clothes and turn towards the east. The rituals ...