Sri Lanka travel: Skip touristy Galle and Bentota, head to Kalutara Teja Lele 5 min read 04 May 2025, 12:00 PM IST The Buddhist temple Kalutara Bodhiya (iStock) ...

Anantara Kalutara, on Sri Lanka's west coast, occupies a special place in Bawa's hallowed body of work. It was his final project, although he unfortunately did not live to see its completion in 2016 .

At present, Bellanwila is one of Sri Lanka’s most venerated and popular temples such as the temples in Kelaniya and Kalutara. Renowned artist Somabandhu Vidyapathi’s modern paintings have given added ...

The temple agreed to transfer the elephant last November to Sri Lanka’s National Zoological Garden, where it has been receiving treatment and preparation for the airlift to Thailand on Sunday.