This is the place where Buddhism started in Sri Lanka," he said. "Stupa here had relics of Buddha which makes it very special. Buddhism is the biggest gift from India to Sri Lanka whenever Sri ...

As in India, magnificent stupas were made in the early period in Sri Lanka. The Mirisawetiya Stupa in Anuradhapura, of the second century BCE, is 59 meters high and brings before us the grandeur ...

It’s one of the oldest stupas in Sri Lanka and one of the largest places of worship in the island nation. Devotees pay between 160 and 200 rupees (about 55 to 70 cents) per stem.Credit ...

Sri Lanka has the highest density of Asian elephants ... 338 in total — one for every foot of the stupa’s height. It’s an impressive, imposing show of force. Just as we pass between them ...

Full-scale Mihintale archaeological excavation and research program proposed for the renaissance of Arhat Mahinda’s message The Maha Sangha urges President to ...

I take a beat before entering Kalutara Stupa, one of the most sacred sites on Sri Lanka’s Buddhist trail. That’s when I spot the elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab at the entrance.