Sri Lanka’s Aluth Avurudda, or Sinhala and Tamil New Year, unfolds in April. It’s a time when the harvest is brought in, and the sun moves from Pisces to Aries. Marking this astrological ...

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 ...

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year is round the corner. So is, by the look of things, the end of the two and a half decade-old conflict that was threatening to tear this country apart. What with the ...

Aluth Avurudda (Sinhala and Tamil New Year): Observed in April in Sri Lanka, this festival marks the end of the harvest season with traditional food, religious ceremonies, and community celebrations.

The Koha’s sweet melody fills the air, but where is the Erabadu - the bright red beauty that symbolizes the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, asks Malaka Rodrigo. Pic by B.A. Ulhas “There was a big Erabadu ...

By Rathindra Kuruwita The local council (LG) elections will be held before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, says Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake. The long overdue provincial ...