The traditional rituals preceding the Kap planting ceremony This is the first religious act at the Natha, Pattini, Kataragama and Vishnu devales heralding the historic Perahera. On Friday the Kap was ...

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 ...