Some had even advanced as far as Anuradhapura, the capital seat of ancient Sri Lanka. According to well-known voyager A.D. Cosmos, surnamed Indicopleusies, a community of Persian traders who were ...

If you look at satellite imagery, you will notice a faint hint of a connecting strip between India and Sri Lanka. This is Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ram’s Bridge or Ram Setu (राम सेतु), a vast chain ...

The Ancient Period About 2600 years ago, migrants from northern India, the ancestors of today’s Sinhalese people, arrived in Sri Lanka. The Sinhalese were among the earliest people outside northern ...

Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous ...

As it happens, the very same conundrum applies to Sri Lanka. In a sense it too has fallen off the map. Once seen as an ... s myriad tourist pleasures—the ancient temples at Dambulla and ...

which allows them to explore the spiritual heart of Sri Lanka at Mihintale, discover the ancient capital of Polonnaruwa and the iconic Sigiriya Rock Fortress, and indulge in the plantation ...

SriLankan Airlines has captured widespread attention with its captivating advertisement promoting the "Ramayana Trail," a ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

If you look at satellite imagery, you will notice a faint hint of a connecting strip between India and Sri Lanka. This is ... over the Indian Ocean. This ancient land bridge is celebrated for ...

Uncover the hidden gems of Sri Lanka's cities and immerse yourself in ancient temples, fascinating architecture and rural ...