The Aluth Sahal Mangalya at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, was held on Duruthu Poya, with the rice brought from the atuwa or granary at w. Two days prior to the ceremony, rice from the granary was ...

Continuing a centuries-old tradition, dating back to the era of ancient kings, the annual ‘Aluth Sahal Mangalya’—the offering of alms prepared from the maiden harvest of rice—was ceremonially observed ...

The katina pooja ceremony was held on Saturday at the Dalada Maligawa. Alms were offered to 86 monks from both the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters. Anunayake Rajakeeya Panditha Niyangoda Vijithasiri ...

A nation cannot choose its path to future development by abandoning its heritage and culture - President The ‘Sannasa’ (scroll) informing the successful completion of the annual Kandy Esala Maha ...

The final Randoli Perahera of the annual Esala Perahera festival of the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy paraded through the streets yesterday evening (08), witnessed by thousands of spectators, ...

Chairperson of Swadeshi Ms. Amari Wijewardene, Deputy Chairperson/Managing Director of Swadeshi Ms. Chulodhara Samarasinghe, Chief Incumbent of Kirivehera Rajamaha Viharaya in Kataragama Venerable ...

Sri Lanka’s only ICDV was held in 2017. Spearheaded by the late Kusala Dhamma Thero, its symposium had “Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace” as its theme which was ...

The recent exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic was a monumental event that demonstrated the profound spiritual devotion of Sri Lankans. Held from April 18 to April 27, 2025, it marked the first ...

Hundreds of thousands of Buddhist devotees have realised their dream of viewing the sacred tooth relic up close and paying homage to it during the past several days at the ongoing Dalada Vandana ...

The Clean Sri Lanka programme respectfully urges all devotees visiting the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) for the veneration of sacred relics, to avoid bringing ...