Most Ven.. Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, who created lyrics for Karunarathna Divulgane’s ‘Atheethaya Sihinayak Pamanai sabesuvadak ne’; [loosely translated…, ‘Past is just a dream, where there is no ...
Though it had ceased to be the capital a little more than a millennium ago, it was the seat of kings for 1,400 years. The Atamasthana or the ‘eight sacred places’ are located within this ancient ...
Srilanka, May 28 -- The state Poson festival will be celebrated at Mihintale, Anuradhapura Atamasthana and Thanthirimale. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to participate in the ...
Vandanave yamu pevila tisarana seele – vandinta, vandinta ramya atamasthane. So begins a popular song – an invitation to join the pilgrimage to worship the ‘atamasthana’ – the eight sacred places in ...