As people prepare for the festive season, Malaka Rodrigo looks at a traditional avurudu game – ‘Olinda Keliya’ and the sting behind the bright red and black seed used “Olinda thibenne koi koi dese, ...

Raban players went on tapping the rabanas in a competition and all the avurudu games were in progress till late evening. At the breakfast table, Nanda announced, "Today there will be a painting ...