The Duruthu Perahera festival in Kelaniya was held last night. The event is celebrated annually in January with the participation of elephants, dancers, drummers and musicians.
The colourful Duruthu perahera of Kelaniya ... the lower temple square and is therefore called the Pahatha Maluwa perahera. The elephant carrying the sacred relic casket in the Dhathu perahera ...
A Sri Lankan court jailed a politically influential, firebrand Buddhist monk on Jan. 9, putting him behind bars for a second time for insulting Islam and stoking religious hatred in the island nation.
Large crowds were seen at the historical Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi premises, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, and the Kelaniya Temple on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day – January 01, 2025.