One of the most beautiful Buddhist temples in the world, the Kelaniya Temple epitomizes refined Sinhala esthetics. Buddhism fashioned the culture of the Sinhala. This Path — from which the Sinhala ...

Anunayake of Kalyani Sri Samagri Dhamma Maha Sangha Sabha Most Ven Prof. Kotapitiye Rahula Thera explained the significance of the historical Kelaniya temple to US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung ...

After visiting the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara last week, I stepped down under a magnificent white-painted archway and moved towards a shady tree in the lower terrace in search of an elderly villager ...

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.

Kelaniya Temple, Image Credit - Unsplash As the capital city, Colombo is typically associated as a place of power. The Kelaniya Temple, around 11 km north of Colombo, is one of the district’s most ...

Strolling at the edge of the Kelaniya River, I first came across a ‘Sivrugala’, an ancient stone carved slab which the villager pointed out to me. “Sivrugala had been in the upper terrace of the ...

Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya is the most sacred temple in the Western Province since the Buddha’s sojourn here during his third historic visit to Sri Lanka. It celebrates this event annually in the ...

Winning this historic election by over 10,000 votes was a great boon in the political life of JR. Through his grandmother (Helena Wijewardene’s) benevolent services to the famous temple of Kelaniya, ...

Devotees were seen coming in numbers to Kelaniya Temple and were seen engaged in religious observances to mark Esala Full Moon Poya Day. By Pradeep Dilruskshana ..

Throughout the ages, humans have built temples dedicated to deities. Here are 31 of the most famous monumental temples from around the world.