Every year, the Sri Dalada Maligawa performs four main cultural events: the Aluth Sahal Mangalya on Duruthu Poya in January, Aluth Avurudu Mangalya (Sinhala New Year) in April, Esala Perahera ...

The rites which are part of the the Sinhala and Hindu New Year celebrations are over. One such rite was the oil anointing ceremonies at the Devales (Places dedicated for the worship of Gods) in Kandy ...

Every year, four main ‘Mangalya’(festivals) are celebrated in the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, beginning with the Aluthsahal Mangalya on Duruthu Poya. According to the Mahavamsa, the Buddhist ...

Sri Dalada Maligawa, also known as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, in partnership with People’s Bank’s CSR brand ‘Mahajana Mehewara’, has launched the Buddhist Welfare Scholarships Fund, a ...

The victory of King Wimaladharmasuriya I at the Battle of Danture in 1594 was a defining moment that secured the independence of the Kandyan Kingdom and preserved the Buddhist identity of Sri Lanka.

KANDY – The prelates of Malwatta and Asgiriya complained to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (4) that a duplicate Dalada Maligawa was being built at Wadakada, Pothuhera, Kurunegala. The ...

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 Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa Pradeep Nilanga Dela, handed over the Esala Perahera Scroll to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday afternoon (20) at the President’s House in Kandy.