Illegal sales of liquor are also not unheard of. Vesak lanterns are no longer made at home as a loving co-operative effort in a spirit of saddha. They are mass-produced and sold by the wayside like ...

Massive pandals (thoran) and Vesak lanterns were seen all over Colombo and its suburbs ... The Borella Pandal is one of the most popular in the city and draws thousands of visitors. “This year it was ...