Senarath Paranavitana to speculate whether Kasyapa and any other Lankan kings were Christians and whether the crosses had been erected ... Some had even advanced as far as Anuradhapura, the capital ...

One of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning and a UNESCO World Heritage site, this ancient fortress is a ...

Both public and private buildings such as schools and courthouses may fly the national flag. Sri Lanka boasts of a long history of a national flag dating back to the days of the ancient kings. There ...

The Sacred relic was brought to Sri Lanka by Princess Hemamala and Prince Dantha from the city of Kalinga in ancient India, during the reign of King Keerthi Sri Meghavarna (Kithsirimevan 301 -328).

Princess Hemamala and Prince Dantha of the ancient city of Kalinga, India, brought Gautama Buddha's tooth to Sri Lanka in the fourth century. Since then, kings have guarded it as a symbol of ...