Discover-SriLanka

" THE ISLAND OF SRI LANKA IS A SMALL UNIVERSE, IT CONTAINS AS MANY VARIATIONS OF CULTURE, SCENERY AND CLIMATE AS SOME COUNTRIES A D...

  THE SIGIRIYA SAGA   -  (Part 1). The year is 481 AD.  The Persian Ambassador and his entourage at a loss for words at the spectacle bef...

King Parakramabahu 1 established the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa in the 12th century, this was a period of ultimate development and prosperity...

The temple drummers of Mahiyangana performing a daily ritual, the troupe is made up of two drummers and a flute player. Video ...

King Nissankamalla ruled the country from 1187 to 1196,  the Council Chamber of King Nissankamalla had been a structure built of stone on...

This dance form originated in the Kandy region [up country] and it is performed whilst reciting sweet verses called Vannams, there are 18...

Kandy is a UNESCO World Heritage City, picture shows school children and teachers among devotees at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic ...

A reservoir or tank is called a ' wewa ' in the Singhalese language. The Sorabora wewa was built by King Dutugemunu in 102 B.C. in ...

Buddhist clergy being escorted to the village temple by drummers and Kandyan dancers at a ceremony in Kandy. Pics by : Nelson...

The Channa - Upuli Performing Arts Foundation dance troupe brought fame to Sri Lanka by being placed first in The Carnival of Cultures, h...

Yapahuwa was the capital of ancient Sri Lanka from 1273 to 1284, ruled by King Buwanekabahu. After the demise of the King Pandyans from...

Over a thousand years before artistists like Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michaelangelo worked on their classic works of art   - The La...

Low country  dance is a dance  form of the Southern  province of Sri Lanka, 'pahatharata  netum', or low country dance costumes a...

The most popular dance form of Sri Lanka, the Kandyan Ves Dance, originated from an ancient ritual - The Kohomba Kankariya and is perform...

The overhead fan made of thick cloth fitted to a plank, which has to be moved to and fro, by an aide, to send cool air to the diners at ...

Ebony has a very high density and will sink in water, this high density lends a fine smooth finish to any ornamental object made of this...

Well over 100 years old, these exquisitely carved antique furniture have been turned out by carpenters with dexterous hands. These fine ...

THE 13th CENTURY VENETIAN TRAVELER MARCO POLO DESCRIBED THE ISLAND AS ' THE JADE PENDANT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN '. THE ABUNDANCE...

Paintings of the ancient Wewurukannala Temple, a magnificent example of the ingenuity of artists of yesteryear. Pics by ...

THE RUINED CITIES OF ANURADHAPURA AND POLONNARUWA ILLUSTRATE THE GLORY OF THE ANCIENT KINGDOMS. THE GIGANTIC STUPAS AND BUDDHA STATUTES ...