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 ...

Sun Siyam Pasikudah marked the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year at the auspicious time on 13th.April with a display of fireworks, joined by in-house guests and staffs together with the ...

Sri Lankans across the country marked the Sinhala -Tamil New Year with religious and traditional events. With the dawn of the New Year earlier in the day and other auspicious times large numbers ...

Mandayan Friday, 11 April 2025 12:04 PM . Why can’t this be called national new year instead of Sinhala-Tamil new year as it is the only function that more than 87% of the country celebrates!

Colombo, April 13 (Daily Mirror) - Special security measures have been implemented for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations across the island, with around 4,500 events planned, including ...

Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival 2024 organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held last Saturday (20) at the Police Field Force Headquarters Ground in Colombo. A cricket tournament was ...

Srilanka, April 8 -- The Sapugaskanda Yoshida Pre-school celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year of 2025 on April 05 at the school premises. The event was conducted under the leadership of the ...

Auspicious times of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2023. Dawn of the New Year. New Year will dawn at 2.59 p.m. on April 14 (Friday). Punya Kalaya ("Nonagathaya" or Inauspicious Time) Punya Kalaya or ...

Srilanka, April 15 -- The National Ceremony to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year was held on April 14, at the residence of Attorney-at-Law Mr. Saman Leelarathna in Pahala Bomiriya, Kaduwela ...

In a celebration of tradition and community, nearly 2,000 Sri Lankans and Romanian friends gathered at the iconic Hala Laminor in Bucharest to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2025. The ...

Marisa De Silva at GroundViews reports that the people of Jaffna had a quiet new year celebrations because of the heavy presence of security forces and their regular questioning. Skip to main content ...

Sun Siyam Pasikudah marked the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with a display of fireworks, joined by in-house guests and staffs together with the management. The day was filled with various ...