AIA Insurance concluded the AIA Piyavara Pooja, Sri Lanka’s first crowd sourced digital ‘thorana’, held in celebration of Vesak, at the Colombo 07 Buddha Rashmi Vesak Kalapaya. Held for two days from ...

The newly constructed ‘Makara Thorana’of the historic Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Viharaya, Karagampitiya, Dehiwala was recently opened under the auspices of Ven Shashtrapathi Ven Dodanduwe Sirikara Anu ...

The newly constructed ‘Makara Thorana’ of the historic Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Viharaya, Karagampitiya, Dehiwala was recently opened under the auspices of Ven Shashtrapathi Ven Dodanduwe Sirikara ...

In Senanayaka’s Vesak Pahana, we meet a child who lovingly constructs a Vesak lantern—a handcrafted “kuudu”—and beams with joy as it glows against the night. That joy is short-lived. The lantern ...

This was the lighting that decorated the village. The homes were lit with vesak koodu, buckets or oil lamps. No electric bulbs were seen. We had to go to the Kandy city to see the only thorana (pandal ...

Vesak lanterns, pandals and other Vesak decorations are taking shape in people’s homes and workplaces and even behind the forbiddingly high walls of the Welikada jail. Inmates of the Welikada prison ...

The ‘Makara Thorana’at the historic Pusulpitiya Raja Maha Viharaya in Kotmaleis alleged to have been stolen by a treasure hunter yesterday. The priceless arch was decorated with gems and ivory ...

The ‘Makara Thorana’at the historic Pusulpitiya Raja Maha Viharaya in Kotmaleis alleged to have been stolen by a treasure hunter yesterday. The priceless arch was decorated with gems and ivory ...