A-Z of Sri Lankan English: V is for vel festival

7 Oct, 2012 A-Z of Sri Lankan English, Peace and Conflict, Religion and faith
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A Hindu vel festival is better described in pictures than words. The photos here were taken a few years ago at the annual festival on Havelock Road, on a rainy August morning…

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A-Z Sri Lankan English

A-Z of Sri Lankan English is“an all-new, occasional alphabetical dip“into the variety of English spoken in Sri Lanka, published exclusively on“Groundviews. The original A-Z of Sri Lankan English was published in the travelsrilanka magazine, and can be found here.

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  1. Jayalath
    11/04/2012 • 4:49 am

    What all these about ? Are they come from an another planet ? Are they aliens ? Are those only they know ? It is hilarious , pathetic . The demonstration of higher superstition . Do we really live in 21 st century

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