Kataragama

When:  Month of July. 

This festival is held at Kataragama, where devotes put themselves through the whole gamut of ritual masochism. A pilgrimage from Jaffna via Batticaloa to Kataragama takes place.

Hindu festivals:  In the Vedic/Hindu tradition, there are many festivals that are observed throughout the year. There are major festivals and numerous minor ones, as well as those that are celebrated on a local or regional basis, which are celebrated differently according to the location, or even named differently.

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