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D.R. Wijewardene, Lionel Wendt and Studio Chitra foto
As we celebrate the 137th birth anniversary of D.R. Wijewardene,...
2023-02-18 18:30:00 0
Harking back to Independence pride
The Independence Memorial Hall is a tribute to the courageous Sri...
2023-01-28 18:30:00 0
Okanda Devalaya: Where God Skanda once lived
“The wild, the free, the beautiful”, a fascinating pictorial book by...
2022-07-22 18:30:00 0
Lahugala Magul Maha Vihara: steeped in history
After visiting the Mudu Maha Vihara at Pottuvil, we came to the...
2022-07-15 18:30:00 0
Finest example of Sri Lankan architecture
It was only years later when I was at school that I discovered there...
2021-11-06 18:30:00 0
Buried glory on the East Coast
Having passed the overgrown lush greenery along Siyabalanduwa to...
2021-08-14 18:30:00 0
Veheradiulana: paradise for treasure hunters
The historically important archaeological site of the Veheradiulana...
2021-08-07 18:30:00 0
God Skanda’s jungle shrines
The Kataragama festival in July, which pays homage to the Hindu God...
2021-07-17 18:30:00 0
Mihintale: the sacred mountain
One day of the full moon in 247 BC, King Devanampiyatissa met Mahinda...
2021-06-19 18:30:00 0
Marvels of Nalanda gedige
We were on the exact middle of Sri Lanka, the centrepoint of the...
2021-05-29 18:30:00 0
A timeless past, through Hettigama
The Nillakgama Bodhigaraya is a true Bodhigaraya near the Hettigama...
2020-12-05 18:30:00 0
Breathtaking Buduruwagala
Turning left from the dusty junction of Buduruwagala on the...
2020-11-07 18:30:00 0
Ancient gateway Godawaya
My destination is Gota Pabbatha Rajamaha Vihara, better known as the...
2020-09-26 18:30:00 0
The hidden and forgotten world of Kumana
Digital cameras have made my job easier – no more carrying lots of...
2020-06-06 18:30:00 0
Living in colour
The less beaten track from Panama to Okanda, one of my favourite...
2020-05-30 18:30:00 0
A blend of two art forms
The morning sun picked up the long shadows through the trees and we...
2020-02-29 18:30:00 0
A stroll through Colombo’s green lungs
Cinnamon Gardens, better known today by its postal code designation...
2020-01-25 18:30:00 0
Hidden trails: Visiting Hornbill country
“Listen, hornbills are striking!” shouted my son as a couple of...
2020-01-18 18:30:00 0
If stones could speak…
Migahajadura is a serene farming village in the northern part of the...
2019-11-30 18:30:00 0
Sacred waters
The devotees flock to the bank of Kalu Ganga to seek blessings in the...
2019-09-21 18:30:00 0
Saparagamuwa Maha Saman Devale pageant: The men behind the magic
It is during September that the five-day long spectacular cultural...
2019-09-14 18:30:00 0
Green memories
Imposing steep mountains clothed in a mantle of greenery with patches...
2019-06-01 18:30:00 0
Vesak Flowers: A burst of colour
“I want to capture the ‘Vesak Mal’ on my camera,” I told my younger...
2019-05-25 18:30:00 0
A masterpiece of compassion
Our last week’s Spectrum lead story, written by eminent journalist,...
2019-05-18 18:30:00 0
Oasis of silence
Over eight bhikkhus clad in deep saffron robes that cover both...
2019-05-11 18:30:00 0
Sri Lanka: A sanctuary for all communities
Sri Lanka - the resplendent isle- had been known by many names down...
2019-05-04 18:30:00 0
The beauty of a dying reservoir
I was struck by the beauty of the landscape at the Samanalawewa...
2019-04-27 18:30:00 0
Emerging from the waters of history
The drought arrives in the Central Highlands. The decrease of water...
2019-04-06 18:30:00 0
‘Arambe-gedara’-revisited
The birth place of Gunadasa Liyanage (Guli to most of his readers),...
2019-03-09 18:30:00 0
The modern rice bowl
Agriculture is the main livelihood of around 1.8 million people in...
2019-03-02 18:30:00 0
Buddhist cave temple in British colonial style
A Buddhist temple with a tinge of British flavour! This may sound odd...
2019-02-23 18:30:00 0
The Sacred Footprint in Kelaniya
After visiting Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya last week, I stepped down...
2019-01-26 18:30:00 0
Up above the world so high
It was almost December when, on an impulse, we decided to make a trip...
2019-01-05 18:30:00 0
Laxapana: A majestic waterfall
You don’t have to go to Europe to visit picturesque mountain towns...
2018-12-08 18:30:00 0
Seven Virgin Hills: Cry of forgotten air crash victims
Forty four years after the Seven Virgin Hills (Sapta Kanya) airplane...
2018-12-01 18:30:00 0
One man’s odyssey to nurture Nature
Animals have always fascinated me. They are, in the American painter...
2018-08-04 18:30:00 0
In search of insight
The attraction for pilgrims on Poson Poya is Anuradhapura with...
2018-06-23 18:30:00 0
Vijayasundararama Raja Maha Vihara: ancient Dambadeniya Splendour
Dambadeniya is a majestic, isolated, ancient city off the Kurunegala...
2017-08-19 18:30:00 0
Kebilitta: Tree shrine of God Kataragama
Almost inaccessibly hidden deep in the virgin forest of the Yala East...
2017-07-15 18:30:00 0
Unfading beauty of Hatthikuchchi
I had heard plenty of stories about a place known until a few decades...
2017-06-17 18:30:00 0

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