{"id":133387,"date":"2024-04-08T09:29:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T09:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=133387"},"modified":"2024-04-09T07:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T07:23:58","slug":"the-walawwa-in-melbourne-celebrating-sri-lankas-sinhalese-and-tamil-new-year-by-trevine-rodrigo-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-walawwa-in-melbourne-celebrating-sri-lankas-sinhalese-and-tamil-new-year-by-trevine-rodrigo-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"The Walawwa in Melbourne Celebrating Sri Lanka&#8217;s Sinhalese and Tamil New year &#8211; by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Walawwa in Melbourne Celebrating Sri Lanka&#8217;s Sinhalese and Tamil New year &#8211; by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133393 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Walawwa-in-Melbourne-Celebrating-Sri-Lankas-Sinhalese-and-Tamil-New-year-by-Trevine-Rodrigo-Melbourne-6-e1712568006506.jpg\" alt=\"The Walawwa in Melbourne Celebrating Sri Lanka's Sinhalese and Tamil New year - by Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Walawwa in Melbourne continued its tradition of celebrating Sri Lanka&#8217;s Sinhalese and Tamil New year which is an important date for expatriates in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In true fashion, the night of entertainment had all delicious trimmings including &#8216;Rasa kavili&#8217; (Sri Lankan traditional food), a lavish smorgasbord dinner and music dished out by Cameron Colombege and Ebony who did more than justice with their excellent choice of music befitting the occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Walawwa owners Shehan Wijewardena and Nash Samarakoon, and newly installed Manager, Desmond Foulstone produced a great night of culinary delights and everything that makes Avuruddu celebrations special, to a sellout crowd that graced the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">An added attraction to the nights festivities was the selection of the Avuruddu Kumari and Kumaraya and prizes for the best &#8216;Baila&#8217; dancers of the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There was also the lightning of the traditional oil lamp signifying hope for a brighter year ahead. Esric Jackson was entrusted with the judging of the winners, much to his delight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The event also coincided with the Walawwa&#8217;s 11th anniversary celebrations which gave the night even more significance.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The facility which has spread its wings since, looks back and reflects on a brave adventure that the owners undertook more than a decade ago with no guarantees of its current popularity which it proudly reflects on today, said the owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It is understood that plans are afoot to explore and expand it&#8217;s operation riding on its success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Pics by Walawwa and Trevine Rodrigo.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Walawwa-in-Melbourne-Celebrating-Sri-Lankas-Sinhalese-and-Tamil-New-year-by-Trevine-Rodrigo-Melbourne-9-e1712567959251.jpg\" alt=\"The Walawwa in Melbourne Celebrating Sri Lanka's Sinhalese and Tamil New year - 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