The proposed property, Buddhist Meditation Monasteries of Ancient Sri Lanka, consists of four serial component parts, namely Ritigala, Manakanda, Arankele, and Maligatenna, which are archaeological ...

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

Sri Lanka ranks No. 55 overall in the U.S. News Best Countries rankings. ... The nation has also tapped into the vast potential of its tourism industry, packed with ancient Buddhist ruins, ...

It is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka and lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo. The city came up on the banks of the river Malvathu Oya and is one of the oldest continuously ...

Anuradhapura, established in the 4th century BCE, was Sri Lanka’s capital for over 1,300 years. It remains vital for its cultural and spiritual heritage. Known for the Sri Maha Bodhi tree and ...

Located 15 km east of the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Mihintale is often identified with the Ambastala Chaitya. However, the historic monastery complex extended across mountain peaks such as ...

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, following a sacred route to a fabled shrine in Kataragama in the deep south, in ...

A man dressed as a Buddhist monk throws back a tear gas canister after it was fired by police to disperse protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9, 2022.

The myth of a Tamil homeland collapses under scrutiny of historical records, colonial chronicles, and demographic facts. The ...