Fire acrobats perform at a celebration during the Duruthu Perahera festival at a temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, on Jan 5, 2023. Photo:Xinhua . Fire acrobats perform at a celebration during the ...

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

After a tumultuous few years, Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city, is once again beckoning tourists. ... Kelaniya Temple, just outside Colombo, is one of the main Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka.

It was a colorful send-off for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Sri Lanka on Monday. Abe visited the historic Kelaniya temple on the outskirts of the ...