It ranks among the very first temples in Sri Lanka, founded by Devanampiyatissa ... survived till mid-nineteenth century. But during the Matale rebellion of 1848 many parts of the temple were ...

Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka visited the Kelaniya Temple and Gangaramaya Temple on April 9. Lyonchoen also “watered” and offered “cloth” (Namza) to the Holy Bodhi ...