Campaigns by Buddhists and Hindus (the island's predominant religions ... which included the above postcards from Sri Lanka from around 1900 to 1926. The photos depict Buddhist rituals, tea ...

It ranks among the very first temples in Sri Lanka, founded by Devanampiyatissa, the first Buddhist king. It is to the Aluvihare temple that you must go to absorb traditions of Sri Lankan Buddhism ...

(sic) He also posted pictures from the visits ... with Lord Buddha in the temple complex.” Elaborate security arrangements was made for the Sri Lankan President's visit, a district official ...

a Hindu monastery. Since then, the temple has been controlled by descendants of Giri. In the late 19th century, visiting Sri Lankan and Japanese Buddhist monks founded the Maha Bodhi Society to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Bangkok's Wat Pho temple, famous for its architecture and the massive 46-metre ...