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

Abha Narain Lambah traces the histories of Shalimar and Nishat, Verinag and Achabal, and the magical Pari Mahal in ...

Sigiriya, in addition to being a World Heritage Site, is also one of the very few large secular sites with an unbroken history from 5,000 BC to contemporary periods. It depicts a “microcosm” of the ...

From famous train journeys to scenic mountain hikes and the ultimate safari, this 1 week Sri Lanka itinerary offers the ...

Sri Lanka can be translated as Resplendent ... Spend a night or two at the nearby Water Garden Sigiriya, a 38-acre property consisting of 30 villas dotting manicured ponds made in the fashion ...

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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 is an island nation ... 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 king built an elegant city of ...

Whether you’re dreaming of beach resorts, mid-range hotels, or budget-friendly hostels, find out where to stay in Mirissa, ...

“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 ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds SSW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 72 °F (22.2 °C). Cloudy with a high of 82 °F (27.8 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSW to SW at 6 to ...

White sand beaches, a vast and complex history, gorgeous mountains and delicious food: Sri Lanka truly does have it all ... as the stories go, Sigiriya was once a monastery, then the home of a king ...