First-ever underwater Avurudu festival…

April 11, 2025

For the first-time ever, a unique underwater Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival has been held in seas off Trincomalee. Divers brought the Sinhala and Tamil New Year spirit beneath the waves at the inner harbor of Trincomalee in a groundbreaking celebration organised by the Malima Diving Club of the Sri Lanka Navy Malima Hospitality Services (MHS), in collaboration with the Navy Diving Unit.

This first-of-its-kind event saw divers performing traditional cultural rituals and engaging in folk games beneath the waves, creating a mesmerizing spectacle, the Sri Lanka Navy said in a statement.

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