Jehan Perera President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is showing the change for the better that a single individual can bring by ...

Hinduism is perhaps the oldest religion in the world with sacred texts estimated to date back to 3000 BC Many of its traditions have lasted for eons with origins lost in time A Hindu wedding one of th ...

Veteran Tamil political leader Somasundaram Senathirajah popularly known as “Maavai” Senathirajah breathed his last on 29 January 2025. The octogenarian six-footer suffered a brain concussion after a ...

Temples like Kandariya Mahadev and Lakshmana Temple are dedicated to Hindu deities. Of all the temples, Matangeshvara Temple is the only one that is still an active place of worship. Pattadakal ...

Chinese and Thai cultures have been intertwined for centuries and Bangkok has numerous incense-wreathed temples that represent shared spiritual traditions. Take our advice and pop along to any of ...

A mango was reportedly auctioned and sold for Rs. 246,000 in Jaffna. The auction took place at the Murugan Kovil (Hindu temple) according to sources.

I am happy that they have now installed a nameboard calling the building Jaffna Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre as a compromise,” Mr. Sivagnanam told The Hindu on Friday (January 24, 2025).

This means that the Brahmans who are presently attached to temples in Ceylon are from another caste. There was also the opposite opinion. Bala Tampoe (b 1922) had told Malinda Seneviratne, in an ...

You have only got to browse through social media and you would be amazed to see the number of beauty pageants that keep cropping up in the local scene, on a regular basis. In fact, the local beauty ...