Kelaniya temple is a splendid example of Buddhist architecture and art. At the entrance of the temple there is a Makara Torana (Arch way) constructed during the reign of King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe .

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 ..

After further restorations by King Parakramabahu VI (1411-66), the Portuguese burnt down the temple which was abandoned for 200 years. In 1767, Ven.Dehigaspe Atthadassi Thera, a pupil of Sangha Raja ...

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) A girl ...

President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari accompanied by Minister of Justice and Buddhasasana Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorale visited the Kelaniya temple today ...

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.

Sri Lanka- Prime Minister removed from top post at Kelaniya Temple. Date. 9/1/2019 3:40:32 PM ...

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 ...

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) A girl ...