This was also the beginning of the Buddhist monastic order in Sri Lanka. Soon after the Buddha's teachings were ... designs signify "abundance", - the richness of all life. The entire Mihintale temple ...

Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare ...

There will be mostly sunny skies. The high will reach 30° on this humid day. Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the standard atmospheric pressure of 1,013.25 ...

The government has decided to provide state patronage to the Poson festival in Mihintale this year. A meeting to organize the Poson festival was held on Thurday(06) at Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara.

Mahinda was dispatched as a Buddhist missionary to the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka where he took up residence at Mihintale. India has positioned itself as a significant trading partner for ...