Tag: Heritage

The National Trust – Sri Lanka, a non-profit, voluntary organisation that protects the rich cultural and natural heritage of Sri ...

Situated in the quaint little town of Dikwella in Matara is a temple that hides beneath it, tales of rich ...

A living link with the past described by Derrick SchokmanPhotos by Suresh De Silva The Sacred Bodhi Tree is a ...

Most cities, towns and villages have a distinctive identity. With Negombo it is fish. Mixed with the tang of salt, ...

There's more to Sri Lanka than sun, sea and sand. The "round trip" is a tourist tradition in Sri Lanka. ...

A mythical bird one of the carvings at Embekke temple. During the Kandyan era of our country's history, old traditions ...

Royal Day Recalled by Maureen Seneviratne The Portuguese buildings occupied the area of the President' House. Colombo, a royal city? ...

Details of the grand parade By Kalpana Isaac. Photos: Suresh de Silva For two weeks at the end of July ...

A Part of our Heritage Nalini De Lanerolle. Photographs by Suresh de Silva From about 500 B.C. till the advent ...

Christine Jayasinge. Photographs: Suresh de Silva. Who was the British soldier (circa 1815) whose braided and frogged felt coat, tails, ...