Buddhist devotees are engaged in devotion on the Binara full moon Poya day at the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya today. The establishment of the Bhikkhuni Sasanaya (Bhikkhuni Sangha), or Order of the ...

The annual Kelaniya Duruthu Maha Perahera is held every pre-full moon day of January or ‘Duruthu Poya’ in commemoration of Lord Buddha’s visit to Sri Lanka. This year the perahera which began on ...

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 Dipavamsa.

Buddhist devotees are seen in the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 11, 2019, to celebrate the Poya day. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua) Buddhist devotees are seen in the Kelaniya Temple ...

Fire acrobats perform at a celebration during the Duruthu Perahera festival at a temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, on Jan 5, 2023. Photo:Xinhua Dancers perform at a celebration during the Duruthu ...

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 ...