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 .

On the invitation of the Naga King Maniakkhika, Lord Buddha in the eighth year after his Enlightenment, visited Kelaniya with his followers on a Vesak poya day, chronicle the Mahavamsa and ...

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 ..

The Perahera was first held on the initiative of Don Walter (DW) Wijewardene, son of the great philanthropist, Helena Wijewardene, who restored the Kelaniya temple to its pristine glory in the early ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

Sri Lanka Buddhist devotees are seen in the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya on March 20, 2019 to celebrate the Poya day. Poya day is a monthly holiday in Sri Lanka, marking the full moon. Many Sri Lankans ...

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 ...