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 ...

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 ...

Before embracing the New Year, there is a time when we are in between the old year and the New Year. This period usually begins on April 13 and goes on for around 12 hours and 48 minutes.

Teachers perform traditional folk dances for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, a traditional festival to be observed on the coming weekend, at a school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9, 2024.

Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 12 (ANI): The United States has extended greetings to Sri Lankans living across the globe for Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Fri, May 16, 2025 | Updated 14:44 IST ...

People celebrate traditional Sinhala and Tamil new year in Sri Lanka Source: Xinhua| 2018-04-09 19:54:28|Editor: Yurou. Video Player Close. People celebrate the traditional Sinhala and Tamil new year ...

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena today wished for unity between the country's Sinhala majority and its Tamil minority on the occasion of Sinhalese New Year, which is celebrated by both ...

People celebrate the traditional Sinhala and Tamil new year in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Ajith Perera ...