This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

Visit the ancient city of Anuradhapura on a full moon day and the past feels anything but distant. Buddhist pilgrims dressed in white walk barefoot along dusty paths. Saffron-robed monks chant at dawn ...

Author is an art historian, filmmaker and photographer. One of the greatest examples of cultural sharing in the world, is the spread of Buddhism from India to Sri Lanka. The Island of Sri Lanka not ...

Anuradhapura, one of the most sacred and historically significant cities in Sri Lanka, has once again found itself in the national spotlight—this time not merely as a spiritual capital but as a ...

From ancient sacred trees and enormous stupas, to advanced hydraulic systems and intricate religious carvings, Anuradhapura is the type of destination that would appeal to anyone interested in the ...

Following the success of capturing, preserving and presenting historically, archaeologically and culturally important Sri Lankan sites through audio-visual medium, well known film and teledrama ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake jointly inaugurated the 128 km Maho-Omanthai railway line refurbished with Indian assistance of USD 91.27 million. It was ...

The closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system installed for the security of Anuradhapura city is currently inactive, raising concerns among residents, officials, and legal professionals.