The Bodhi Tree at Kalutara
Theja Weeratne A smaller dagaba inside the large stupa at Kalutara. If you travel South on the Galle Road passing ...
Tag: Tradition
The Fishermen of Little Rome
By Logan Beardsley The Dutch Fort at Negombo which was later used by the British as a jail. Little did ...
Order of the Perahera
Wijeratne Muhandiram The main Kandy Perahera comprises five separate Peraheras from the Dalada Maligawa, the Natha Devale, Maha Vishnu Devale, ...
Seemamalaka: The Shrine on Beira Lake
Stanley Welgampola The marble image of the reclining Buddha. and the stylised footprint of the Buddha at the entrance to ...
The Goldsmiths of Sea Street
Renuka JeyaRaj A Sri Lankan Sinhalese bride, wearing the typical gold jewellery that Sea Street is famous for.Photo: Prasanna Hennayake ...
Brassware on the sidewalks
Felician Fernando A display of ornamental brass ware at a street junction at Kollupitiya. Colombo.Photo - Pushpakumara Mathugama When driving ...
Tap – Tap: It’s the Toddy Tapper
Logan Beardsley Drinking Toddy straight off the barrel using the hollow stem of a papaya leaf as a "straw" Photo ...
Star Struck
Spirits enwr his body to speak your future or help you find a lost object. Photo courtesy: Thilak Seneviratne A ...
The Healing Masks of Sri Lanka
Kalpana Isaac Gara Yakka, a Tovil mask worn in the concluding purification ceremony. Historically masks were used in rituals to ...
Adam’s Peak: The Sacred Mountain
Logan Beardsley Whatever the culture, mountains have always been part of the myth and magic, legend and lore, faith, fancy ...