The Colombo Crime Division yesterday took into custody a lay custodian of the Kataragama Devale, known as ‘Chooti Kapuwa,’ over a missing gold tray made out of 38 gold sovereigns donated by a devotee ...

The Esala festival of the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devale commenced Monday night on a grand scale with the first night procession parading the streets. It coincided with the hoisting of the flag in the ...

Last night I dreamt I went to Kataragama again. It was ablaze with light but not of burning fire like Mandalay was to Daphne du Maurier, but of illumination: large oil lamps, burning copra and ...

Saman Priyantha alias “Chuti Kapuwa”, who was the caretaker of the Kataragama Maha Devala was arrested over the missing 38-pound gold bowl offered to Kataragama Maha Devala after he surrendered to ...

The Kataragama Devale in Kandy held its Ther” festival last Sunday, with the chariot being taken around the town from 5 pm to around 6 am on Monday. The Ther chariot was built three years ago, as the ...