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.

The history of temple murals in Sri Lanka dates far back to the time of King Dutugemunu, says Professor Albert Dharmasiri, a scholar well versed in Buddhist art. “However the only reference to the ...

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 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (middle) offered flowers during a visit tp the historic Kelaniya Rajamaha temple in Colombo on Sept 8, 2014, which Buddhists believe was visited by Buddha ...