The Pada Yatra pilgrims from various parts of the Island to Kataragama, gathered at Uhanda Murugan Temple at the moment, will ...

Synonymous with rituals and godly belief, Kataragama in south-east Sri Lanka is a place of worship that every Sri Lankan pledges to visit at least once in their lifetime. Inside the temple -amidst the ...

The first time I visited Kataragama, 55 years ago, I was a Uni student: I rode there on my brand-new Vespa scooter, with a pillion rider, a friend, at night. The funnel of light thrown by the ...

“To those who believe in God – no explanation is necessary To those who do not believe God – no explanation is possible” That perhaps is all one can say to those seeking logical explanations to the ...

The shocking story in Kataragama, where Pathiranalage Niroshan died in a police shooting on January 20, made headlines. The deceased was a 25-year-old father of one. It added to the history of the ...

Their arduous journey spans 275 kilometres, traversing through Maskeliya, Samimale, Hatton, Nuwara Eliya, Welimada, ...

ALTHOUGH we had seen men walking barefoot on burning embers twice before, we were not prepared for the mass fire walk at Kataragama. The first time, on a pleasant summer afternoon, surrounded by ...

His is keen to educate his children at least up to GCE ordinary level in school. But living in abject poverty in the village of Nagahaweediya in Kataragama, he is unsure whether he could do that. “I ...

A 44-year-old motorcyclist was killed when police officers opened fire at him for allegedly refusing orders to stop the motorcycle at the Wedihiti Kanda checkpoint in Kataragama last night.

Heavy thunderstorms will roll through. The high will reach 89° on this humid day. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant O₃ 43 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It ...