KANDY : In preparation for the festive season, for the first time, THE RADH; well-known boutique hotel in the island, hosted the FESTIVAL OF PEACE -2022 on Saturday, December 10.
Mayor of Kandy – Kesara Senanayake, who was the chief guest for the event commissioned the lighting up of the trees with season’s illuminations to give a brighter look for the hill capital. The illumination sponsored by the RADH will be repeated for the Vesak and other major religious events.
THE RADH, since its inception in 2018,it has been a pillar, highlighting the culture and traditions of the Kandyan Heritage.
Being a part of a community where hospitality is known to be extended with warm hearts and smiling faces, THE RADH remains as an Organization whose core values aims towards uplifting and promoting the traditional practices Kandyans are meant for.
Azim Marikar, executive director of the RADH said : “We carry pride in ourselves as a team who faced challenge after challenge since the gradual downfall of the Tourism Industry since April 2019. Keeping our spirits high we steered our ship on stormy seas and achieved success taking one day at a time. We stand today as one of the Best Luxury Boutiques in Kandy, in Sri Lanka and the World. Making this a moment to share with all of you that The Radh for the second consecutive year was placed Winner at the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2022 under Luxury Boutique Hotel Continent Winner of Asia.
“ Showcasing carefully hand carved designs on the entrance pillars that resemble the beautiful carvings of the Trinity College Chapel, to adding value to our interior decors by including carvings of the famous Lotus Flower as a center of attraction in most of our wooden carvings, we take pride in promoting unique features of the Kandyan Culture, admired by all corners of the World. In all that we promote and practice we speak of our Heritage, we speak of our humility as Kandyans and we speak of the Glories of our past we treasure so dear.”
By organizing the Festival of Peace, the hotel aims at spreading the word of Harmony and Togetherness through the programme.
The programme is designed to show the world that Kandy is a place of multi- cultures, values and a land of smiling people whose hospitality is par excellence.
Among those who attended the event included, Mayor of Kandy – Kesara Senanayake and Mrs. Senanyake. Parish Priest of the St. Anthony’s Cathedral – Father Abraham.Assistant Priest of the St. Anthony’s Cathedral – Father.Principal of Trinity College, Kandy – Rev. Father Araliya Jayasundara,Deputy Mayor – Ilahi Abdeen,Leader of the Opposition – Sena Dissanayake and Commissioner of the Kandy Municipal Council – Ishan Wijethilake, Deputy Commissioner of the Kandy Municipal Council – Prabath Maddumaarachchi and Pastor of the Salvation Army – Captain Solomon John Christopher
