“A sannasa of Kotte era confirms that the temple had been restored by several monarchs, most notably by King Kithsirimewan and it further records that Kelaniya including the temple, had suffered ...

The Udamaluwa Perahera is started on the upper terrace of the temple Kelaniya temple is a splendid example of Buddhist architecture and art. At the entrance of the temple there is a Makara Torana ...

who restored the Kelaniya temple to its pristine glory in the early years of the 20th Century.A Christian turned Buddhist after her marriage to Don Philip Tudugalle Wijewardene, the wealthy lady from ...

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A Sri Lankan Buddhist devotee lights oil lamps at the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya on January 1, 2013. Many Sri Lankans marked the beginning of the 2013 New Year with religious ceremonies.

A woman offers prayers during the Poya Day in the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Sept. 20, 2021. Poya day is a monthly holiday in Sri Lanka, marking the full moon.(Photo: Xinhua ...

But the trial had proved that Somarama had been only the triggerman; the instigator and chief plotter had been Mapitigama Buddharakitha, 41, high priest of the Kelaniya temple outside Colombo.

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been removed from a top post at the Kelaniya Temple. A proposal had been submitted to remove Wickremesinghe as the Chairman of the ...

A woman offers prayers during the Poya Day in the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Sept. 20, 2021. Poya day is a monthly holiday in Sri Lanka, marking the full moon.(Photo: Xinhua ...