India supports temple restoration and religious tourism under its cultural diplomacy efforts. Sri Lanka hosts around 10,000 People of ... A long-term ICCR chair for Hindi has been set up at Kelaniya ...

A.W. Covered in 18th- and early 20th-century murals, Kelaniya Temple, just outside Colombo, is one of the main Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka.Credit...Pietro Lo Casto “The Colombo National Museum ...

Sri Lanka is the world’s oldest ... One of the most beautiful Buddhist temples in the world, the Kelaniya Temple epitomizes refined Sinhala esthetics. Buddhism fashioned the culture of the Sinhala.

According to the ancient texts of Sri Lanka, the Mahavansa and Dipavansa, the Buddha visited to bring an end to fighting between the two main tribes on the island. Kelaniya temple: Kids wet their ...

Dancers perform during the Duruthu Perahera festival at a temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Jan. 12, 2025. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua) Dressed elephants walk in procession during the Duruthu Perahera ...

(MENAFN- Live Mint) The new Sri Lankan Airlines latest advertisement ... Thirukoneswaram Kovil in Trincomalee, Kelaniya Temple in Kelanya. Also Read | Social media user resists Goa govt's attempt ...

There is also a record of a temple built for Augustus ... Anuradhapura, Kelaniya, Badulla, Mihintale, and Sigiriya. Following excavations, it was revealed tha coins similar to the ones found in Sri ...

Kotapitiye Rahula Thera explained the significance of the historical Kelaniya temple to US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, during her visit to the historical temple yesterday, to celebrate the ...