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 ...

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

However, the temple was destroyed again in the 16th century, when the Portuguese conquered the country. It was once again rebuilt by King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe in 1767. The Kelaniya temple gained ...

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 ...

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 ...

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been removed from a top post at the Kelaniya Temple. A proposal had been submitted to remove Wickremesinghe as the Chairman of the ...

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 ...