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After 14 years in hiding, when King Valagamba finally returned to reclaim his throne in Anuradhapura around 89 BCE, he paid ...
Princess Anne paid a visit to a sacred Buddhist temple as she kicked off the second day of her Sri Lankan tour to celebrate the UK's ties with the Commonwealth nation.. The Princess Royal, 73 ...
For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, ...
I take a beat before entering Kalutara Stupa, one of the most sacred sites on Sri Lanka’s Buddhist trail. That’s when I spot the elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab at the entrance.
Sri Lanka Police probes viral photo of Lord Buddha's sacred tooth relic amid strict ban on photography ... a 65-year-old mother of two, said as she was near the temple entrance.
Heading south east from the tea plantations of Sri Lanka’s highlands, vast tracts of jungle flow towards the beach through less-visited national parks like Gal Oya. Travellers can view the ...