The Department of Export Agriculture (DEA), in collaboration with Australia’s Market Development Facility (MDF) and the Lanka Coffee Association (LCA), successfully hosted the fourth-annual Sri Lanka ...

The final grand procession of the Esala Perahera at the historic Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya is set to take place tonight (10). This marks the culmination of a 14-day religious and cultural ...

Today we set out on an epic street food tour in Kandy to taste the best street food in Sri Lanka. Kandy is home to some ...

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, ...

The centenary inauguration ceremony of the historic Sri Dalada Poson Perahera at the Athkanda Rajamaha Viharaya in Kurunegala was held this afternoon (21) with the participation of President Anura ...

Following the ten-day "Siri Dalada Vandanawa" religious veneration, a special clean-up operation was carried out at the Kandy Lake by the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat in collaboration with the Sri ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka -- It is August, and I have arrived in Kandy, Sri Lanka, to witness the Kandy Esala Perahera, one of the world's oldest and most grandiose cultural processions.

In Sri Lanka, I wanted to follow the lotus out of the murk, where it was cultivated by men like Asoka, into shop stalls where enterprising sellers put it into the hands of devotees.

The Postal Department on Tuesday (20) released the world’s longest stamp, measuring 205 mm. The stamp symbolizes the historic Sri Dalada Perahera in Kandy, and was presented to President Ranil ...

Dancers perform during a procession celebrating the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Aug. 19, 2024. Esala Perahera is one of the grandest Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, with a ...

According to the Dalada Siritha, and chronicles Dhatuwansa and Mahawansa, King Guhasiva had sent the Sacred Tooth Relic to his contemporary and friend in Sri Lanka, King Mahanama through his ...