A pageant of glamour and splendour

Kandy will be showered with the blessings of the Triple Gem, especially during this month. The festival season which started on July 19, with the Kap Situvima followed by the Kumbal and Randoli Peraheras and the final Esala Maha Perahera on the night of August 1, ends on August 2 (Thursday) after the Day Perahera and the water-cutting (Diya Kepeema) ceremony.

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Ratana Sutta, Buddha's jewel in the Dhamma

Vesali was a famous and popular city of the Licchavis, during the time of the Buddha. The city was very badly affected by dreadful illness, drought, famine and evil spirit. The Compassionate One, through loving kindness towards all beings chanted Ratana Sutta and The Buddha's chief attendant Dharmabandagarika,

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Who was the last Sinhala queen?

Sorry for the negative beginning but the queen portrayed here and in our Colombo Museum though a consort of our last king, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe is not our last Sinhala queen. The novelty and attractiveness of her Western–styled dress would have egged on the artist.

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