Visiting Jaffna to experience the Longest Hindu Festival in Sri Lanka - Nallur

The Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna, hosts the longest festival in Sri Lanka which happens annually between the months of August & September.

In this video, we partner with our friends in Jaffna to take you behind the scenes and experience firsthand what this spectacular event is really like.

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Saree shopping in the streets of Jaffna
04:59 Having lunch at a locals home in Jaffna
08:17 Getting Dressed for Nallur Festival
09:26 Everything you need to know about the Nallur Festival
13:00 Speaking to Ananda who flew from London to attend Nallur
14:10 Largest Chariot at the festival - Sapparam
16:17 What do the tourist have to say about Nallur?
17:29 Exploring the night market & trying street food in Jaffna
19:35 Why she's been attending from the age of 3 years old
21:27 Checking in to the Jetwing Jaffna Hotel
22:25 The final and largest ceremony at Nallur festival
24:31 What happens outside the Festival? - Dansal?
28:09 Final meal after all the festivities