(MENAFN- NewsIn Asia) Colombo, December 14: The High Commission of India hosted the 11th edition of the India's Rich Buddhist Heritage Exhibition at the historic Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple complex in ...

The author standing in front of the Jetavana dagoba, the third-highest structure in the ancient world. Story & photos by Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero My penchant for visiting Unesco World Heritage ...

The current environmental crisis, focused primarily on climate change, for which human activity is largely responsible, has attracted the attention of leaders and policy makers across the world.

Anuradhapura, established in the 4th century BCE, was Sri Lanka’s capital for over 1,300 years. It remains vital for its cultural and spiritual heritage. Known for the Sri Maha Bodhi tree and ...

The Archaeological Department is to restore the stupa at Anula Tissa Pabbatha Vihara “as it is”, Archaeology Director General Anura Manatunge said. “We did not have evidence of the existence of a ...

Offered prayers at the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura with President Dissanayake. It’s a deeply humbling moment to be at one of the most revered sites in Buddhism. It is a living symbol of ...

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 ...

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will arrive in the island nation of Sri Lanka on Friday (April 4) evening, for a two-day state visit. Modi will be the first global leader hosted by Anura Kumara ...

In the city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka stands an engineering monument built more than 1,700 years ago and considered the third largest human-made structure on Earth. Anuradhapura, an ancient city in ...