Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, ...

Although the existing popular discourses on Hindu temple architecture in Sri Lanka link temple styles with the South Indian or Dravidian, the Jaffna examples from the colonial era exemplify a rupture.

In Kandy, this temple houses Lord Buddha’s sacred tooth relic. A key pilgrimage site, it offers stunning architecture and daily rituals. Location: Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy Entry Fee: INR 400 ...

Before COVID-19 and Sri Lanka’s recent political and economic crisis, architecture fans would book rooms in Kandalama years in advance. But on our trip, only half the rooms were occupied.