Fast of the Maiden

“Thiruvempaavai” is a fast mostly observed by unmarried women to be blessed with good husbands, and to have a blissful married life. The fast is popularly known as the “fast of the maiden”. Women wake up before the crack of dawn, go from house to house and wake up their friends, take a shower while singing religious hymns, and go to the temple at dawn.[Click here to view & read more]

Heralding a New Year

by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

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A Shiny New Year

Text and pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

An array of fashionable dresses and accessories ad extra colour to the New Year celebrations at a fashion show that captured the seasonal cheer, under the theme “Let it Shine” at ODEL. [Click here to view & read more]

Journalism that propelled me into blogging~Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

My blog is a non-partisan site with diverse views. It is dedicated to the promotion of ethical journalism—a conscious decision on my part. It captures conflict, culture, events, nature, peace, people, tradition, and other subjects, in articles and photos. [Click here to view & Read in full]

Christ's Mass = CHRISTMAS

Baby and Bambalapitty ~ Crib is beautifully decorated at St.Peter’s College in Bambalapitty, Colombo ~ 04, Sri Lanka ~ [Click to view & read more]

Breadwinners

Text and pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai 

Sri Lanka’s total population 20.27 million consists of 53% women (2/3 of total population) according to the latest census. More and more women are becoming breadwinners all over South Asia. Women are forced to bear multiple burdens due to poverty, conflict and displacement and climate change. [Click here to view & read more]

The Temple of Living Beings

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Navarathri 2012

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Jaffna ushers along in ‘Nanthana’ Tamil New Year

Home made Tamil traditional sweets+savoury for the “Nanthana” New Year [Click here to view & read more]

Women as tuk tuk drivers in Jaffna for the first time

Head Turners ~ Women tuk tuk drivers in Jaffna [Click here to to view ~ read]

Panguni Thingal ~ The Auspicious Mondays of March

“Panguni Thingal” is an auspicious day. “Panguni Thingal” - Mondays in March falls during the middle of March though the middle of April, just before the New Year. [Click here to view ~ read]

New Year Shopping with tradition

Shopping with tradition ~ Raban players at Cotton Collection in Dharmapala Mawatha: [Click here to view ~ read]

Kamban Vizha 2012: Festival of literature

Kamban Vizha 2012: April 5 – 8: 4 day festival of literature ~ organized by the Colombo Kamban Kazhagam [Click here to view ~ read in full]

A tableau of Sri Lankan women with diverse talents and accomplishments

A Celebration of Role Models ~ A picturesque project by Reach Out, Sri Lanka

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Celebrating WOMEN and their PASSION

[Click here to read in full ~ Communities to Connect ~ Celebration of International Women's Day, Mar 8, 2012]

Thai Pongal ~ The festival to celebrate prosperity

தைப் பொங்கல் ~ Thai Pongal is celebrated on 15th of January 2012 by the Tamils all over the world. It’s a festival of thanks giving. It is also known as harvest festival. The month of Thai is considered auspicious by the Tamils, which will last from 15th of January 2012 to 13th of February 2012. Weddings take place during the month of Thai. [Click here to see/read more]

Dazzling Chariots parade as Tamil New Year dawns in Jaffna

Men are seen pulling the chariot. This photo was taken while I steadily move being under and stooped with the speed of the main chariot which was moving with heavyweight [Click to see & read more]

“Kara” New Year dawns with Chariot Festival in Thaavady, Jaffna

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Papparavaaham pomp: Berry Videos from Jaffna Music Festival

உழவர் நடனம் ~ Uzhavar Nadanam from Vavuniya is being performed at Jaffna Music festival 2011 [Click to see more videos]

Pictorial: Plying highways ~ perilling humanity

The buses ply on A9 highway race and try to over take each other, but they forget the fact they are risking the lives of many who travel quite often. [Click to see more]