Whether you’re traveling with a big group, interested in wildlife, or hoping to get a deep dive into a country's history, ...

Progressively enhanced over the centuries by a multitude of kings, the temple complex remains the best preserved ancient ...

If the Ramayana is a myth, an epic created in India revolving around Sita, Ram and Raavan the king of “Lanka”, promoting the ...

These images Professor Perera states led to the ideas pertaining to the turning out of colossal statues of the Buddha in Sri Lanka. The first attempt was the carving of the Avukana Buddha Image in the ...

The Buddha Vihara on Customs Road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which was opened in 1935, offers a fascinating piece of our heritage ...

High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha handed over a statue of Lord Buddha in Dharmachakra Mudra through Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to the Dharmayathanaya Temple Colombo, ...

To this day, though controversial, Vishnu in Sri Lanka is a future Buddha, just as in India, Buddha is a former Vishnu. Anirudh Kanisetti is a public historian. He is the author of Lords of the ...

"After savouring Sri Lanka’s western coast, the nation’s famed cultural triangle serves up a bevy of World Heritage ancient ...

Under the agreement, the relics will be kept in Sri Lanka till fifth of next month during the annual celebrations marking the birth of Buddha called Vesakh Mela. Speaking on the occasion, the Sri ...

In Sri Lanka the mistreatment of Buddhist images is a serious offence. People are also advised not to pose for pictures in front of a statue of Buddha. British tourist Naomi Coleman was arrested ...