It's festival time in Kataragama, the holy city in south Sri Lanka. It's one of the biggest religious festivals for Hindu devotees. Many Buddhists too participate in the weeklong festival. Today is ...

The annual Esala pageant – commonly known as the Esala Perahera – commences on Wednesday 22nd with ... This is done at the four 'dewales' – Natha, Maha Vishnu, Kataragama and Pattini which are located ...