Kataragama: The Place of Penance
Hans Baedeker Deep in the jungle fastness of Ruhuna in southeastern Sri Lanka is a shrine which the traditions of more ...
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Galleries of Buddhist Art
Lucien Rajakarunanayake Lankatilaka Vihara, Handessa, Kandy Many a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka is a rare gallery of art. While ...
Sidewalk Shows in Colombo
Shirani Rajapakse The rugged young man tanned a dark brown by the blazing sun sits down on the payment. He ...
Profitable Poker: The Game of Money
Virginia Diehl Mention the word "Poker" in America and it conjures up images of card games played in smoke-filled saloons ...
Parakramabahu of Polonnaruwa
Yvonne Shokman Polonnaruwa, situated 102km to the east of Anuradhapura, was the second royal city of medieval Sri Lanka. It served ...
Tap-Tap it’s the Toddy Tapper
Why don't you try a little of the local stuff?" asked my chauffeur-guide-friend as we cooled off by beautiful Weligame ...
Great Incentives for Foreign Investors in Sri Lanka
Chandra Perera The economic policies of the government are designed to attract foreign investment on a large scale to build ...
Brassware on the sidewalks
Felician Fernando A display of ornamental brassware at a street junction at Kollupitiya, Colombo. When driving along a street leading ...
Frescoes from Two Temples
Degaldoruwa Rajamahavihara - in Gunnepana, a suburb of Kandy Photographs by Gamini Jayasinghe Degaldoruwa - Rajamahavihara A temple in the ...
The Exquisite Ivories of Sri Lanka
Maureen Seneviratne In the range of creative handicrafts in Sri Lanka, ivory carvings have taken a very important place. Ivory ...