Time Out Srilanka Magazine - February 2016

In this issue

The Navam Perahera is rain on parched earth in Colombo, a melting pot of a city with no distinctive cultural identity of its own. Thousands of people flock here, eager to see the streets which were busy by day transformed at night to a swirl of colour and motion, as traditional dancers, musicians, caparisoned elephants, and other entertainers spin and twirl and pirouette. The perahera provides a glimpse of Sri Lanka’s rich culture in the very heart of the commercial capital.
The Navam Maha Perahera, a pageantry of cultural and spiritual embodiment, is held each year by the Gangaramaya Temple since 1979.
Victoria Golf and Country Resort will yet again be hosting the Donald Steele Golf Tournament. Senthanal is a feature film brings a new lease of life into the Tamil film industry in Sri Lanka.
Everything you need can be found for cheap in this bustling maze of streets of Pettah.
As one of the five ‘pancheswarams’, the five most hallowed shiva shrines, the Munneswaram kovil is believed to have existed from prehistoric times and is the focus of many myths associated with the central characters of the Ramayana.
The weavers in the Dumbara Valley entwine a rich legacy of craft.
Toddy, Sri Lanka’s most popular drink, a strong whitish beverage, the taste of which could be spiced up with pieces of onion and green chilli and is enjoyed throughout the country.
Holy Trinity Church preciously stores eons of history within its ancient walls.