The multiple cult at Kataragama
Leonard Woolf, the imperialist sophisticate,
renowned for his metropolitan cultural outlook, could not help but
be overwhelmed by the spirit of the ‘sacred’ that pervades the
shrine at Kataragama. The cult of God Skandha, at this forest haven,
elicits frenzied fervour from those individuals at the lowest scale
in society up to Kings, rulers and the elites at the top rungs.
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Greed, man's worst enemy – Chilaw Bishop:
St. Anne's, Talawila celebrates 251st feast
The feast of St. Anne's in the Chilaw diocese is
an important annual celebration in the Roman Catholic calendar in
Sri Lanka. Worshippers from around the country flock in their
thousands days ahead of the feast camping out for several days to
hear their gentle Shepherd, the vibrant, Rt. Rev. Dr. Devsritha
Valence Mendis deliver the sermon and officiate at the festive high
mass.
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A glimpse into the historical background of the Commonwealth
The world war of 1939 – 1945 ruined the
structure of civilised society to such an extent that most of the
nations of Central and Western Europe and of the Far East were
devastated as if during the dark ages. The search for a system to
guarantee economic justice and security was so urgent that some of
the nations who had to undergo moral,
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