IRCTC Tourism has announced a six-day Sri Lanka Ramayana Yathra package covering religious and cultural sites, including ...

Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- Radhashtami - the festival marking the birth of Srimati Radharani, the eternal consort and spiritual energy of Lord Sri Krishna - will be celebrated with devotion at the Sri Sri ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) The reconstruction of Sri Lanka's 197 tsunami-hit temples will begin this month, Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, Buddha Sasana Minister or Minister for Buddhist Affairs, said. The ...

Vets are preparing to airlift an Asian elephant from Sri Lanka back to its home country of Thailand this weekend, after it spent more than two decades at a Buddhist temple where activists alleged it ...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): In Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, the serene ambiance of the Seetha Amman Temple is aglow with spiritual fervor as the auspicious Kumbaabhishekam puja unfolds. Devotees ...

Pope Francis made a spontaneous visit to a Buddhist temple Wednesday afternoon during his two-day visit to this island nation in what appears to be the second such visit by a pope. Vatican spokesman ...

"First published as two books: 'Some ancient Hindu temples of Sri Lanka' in 1980 and 'More Hindu temples of Sri Lanka' in 1991"--Title page verso Section I. Vinayakar temples -- Section II. Sivan ...

A MUSICIAN has been found dead at a Buddhist temple sparking a police probe in Sri Lanka. The body of Thomas Crawford, 52, was discovered by worshippers arriving for service in an upper courtyard ...

Sri Lanka is hoping to buy back more than 10 tonnes of coins that its pilgrims have donated at temples and churches in India to cut down on the cost of minting new rupees, the central bank said on ...

Animal sacrifices in Hindu temples in Sri Lanka could be banned after the Cabinet approved a proposal Wednesday to enact laws banning the “primitive” methods of worship, amid calls from the Hindu ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Sri Dalada Maligawa Buddhist Temple, which may soon receive 359 elephant tusks. The Sri Lankan government is planning to give 359 elephant ...