Channa Daswatte writes about the historic, almost 2,000-year-old systems that harnessed the flow of water, transformed land ...

taken within sight of the Sigiriya rock fortress, a Unesco World Heritage site, are a religious insult. Sri Lankan police Seven men also posed semi-naked near Pidurangala Rock Sri Lanka's Prime ...

It depicts a “microcosm” of the cultural and technological phases of Sri Lanka, he says ... to have been worn by a Sigiriya maiden. Even the biodiversity and the important archaeological monuments ...

“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 ...

Visit five key locations as part of a Highlights of Sri Lanka tour, ideal for first timers eager to experience everything on ...

Ayurvie Sigiriya is an Ayurveda hotel in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, nestled near Sigiriya Rock. Sri Lanka has emerged as a sanctuary for this ancient medicine system, especially for those seeking a ...

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 ...

Indian tourists are the largest group visiting Sri Lanka, thanks to the country’s proximity ... I also booked an Airbnb ...

A return trip to Sri Lanka confirms Sri Lanka is a country everyone should put on their travel wish list. With a five-minute ...

Sri Lanka, a teardrop-shaped island in the ... stop to see the architectural wonder of the rock fortress of Sigiriya – the impressive citadel built by the rebel king Kashyapa.

Hiking Sigiriya rock was a highlight of our honeymoon in Sri Lanka We booked a safari in Udawalawe National Park and spent a ...

Sri Lanka is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean ... 473-491) made his capital at Sigiriya, a natural rock fortress rising a sheer 500 feet above the surrounding plain, on top of which the ...