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‘Wessagiriya’ a major tourist attraction

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14 February, 2023

The Wessagiriya cave in Anuradhapura is being promoted as a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and a high number of tourists visit it now daily.

Picture by Sulochana Gamage

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