SRI LANKA CUSTOMS & TRADITIONSA performer holds burning torches during a ritual dance ' handa samayama ' held at the Nawagamuwa Sri Sath Paththini Devalaya 30 km from Colombo , Sri Lanka , 28 August 2011 . The annual ' devol maduwa ' is an event dedicated to the Goddess Paththini . The ritual is believed to have begun in the 2 nd century BC during the reign of King Gajabahu in this particular temple in the suburbs of Colombo . EPA / M . A . PUSHPA KUMARA < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >