Serendib Magazine - April 2014

In this issue

Aluth Avurudu or Puththandu, as the festival is known in Sinhalese and Tamil respectively, is a time of ritualistic renewal spread over two days and is the multi-faceted harvest festival of the Island’s two largest communities.

A temple with a rich history that spans back to the time of King Devanampiya Tissa, Isurumuniya recollects a story of love where conventional boundaries were transcended in pursuit of happiness.

Tangalla is a delightful southern town filled with the hustle
and bustle of daily Sri Lankan life. Translated from the Singhalese it means 'projected or extended rock'. The town is built on the rock but is surrounded by some of Sri Lanka’s most beautiful beaches.

Sculpture was once the pride of Sri Lanka’s artistic genius and in modern times it demonstrates that the art form is not only robustly continuing to breathe new life into dead wood and cold stone but also that the artistic spirit is breaking new grounds.

When the Dutch finally wrested the maritime provinces of Ceilão (Ceylon) from the Portuguese in 1658, there began a second European cultural influence on the Oriental society within the Island’s shores.

Bite into the luscious flesh of a biling, and the palate tingles with a sweetness that turns sour, tangy and then acidic as the flavour hits your taste buds.

Batticaloa is known as the “Land of the Singing Fish”.