The cacophonous sound of the city’s traffic is punctuated by the soothing call to prayer. Although the prayer calls on Muslims to congregate at the mosque for the five daily prayers from dawn to dusk, many a times a non-Muslim can be seen, hands
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400 feet above sea, at the southern extremity of the peninsula that separates the inner from the outer Trincomalee harbour, lies a magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Referred to by European writers of the 18th and 19th centuries as the ‘Temple of a Thousand Pillars’, it is a site revered by Hindu pilgrims. According
For Buddhists, the peak is believed to hold the footprint of Gauthama
Commemorated by Buddhists all over the world, Vesak has special significance in
Temple of the Sacred tooth relic, Kandy is one of the most religious places of Sri Lankan Buddhists. It is situated adjacent
400 feet above sea, at the southern extremity of the peninsula that separates the inner from the outer Trincomalee harbour, lies a
Commemorated by Buddhists all over the world, Vesak has special significance in Sri Lanka, which boasts the longest continuous history of Theravada
The cacophonous sound of the city’s traffic is punctuated by the soothing call to prayer. Although the prayer calls on Muslims to
Oftentimes, the upcoming new year is labelled as being exclusively a Sinhala and Hindu New Year. Headlines often splatter those words as
For Buddhists, the peak is believed to hold the footprint of Gauthama Buddha. For Hindus, the rock formation at the summit holds
