A Buddhist devotee lights up the oil lamps to celebrate Poson Poya Day in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, June 10, 2025. Poson Poya Day marks the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina ...
The Poson Poya holds significant importance for us in Sri Lanka as it marks a series of religiously significant events in the history of our country. The inception of our nation as a heartland for ...
Every year, Chathurika Dasanayake usually takes a bus with her three children and neighbors to travel to Sri Lanka’s “cradle of Buddhism” on Poson Poya Day. Thousands of Buddhists in white robes flock ...
The Excise Departmen today announced that the sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited islandwide on 19 designated days ...
On the day that marks the arrival of Arahant Mahinda Thero in Sri Lanka, Christians and Tamils also organised special "dansala", free food, to celebrate the festival. One group made a significant step ...
Suneetha Ariyawathi is a devout mother who usually spends every Poson Poya Day at a temple in Mihintale in Anuradhapura. She and other devotees observe a prayer ritual in which they vow again to ...
On this Poson Poya Day, I extend my sincere blessings to all Buddhist devotees who, with great reverence, commemorate the momentous advent of Arahant Mahinda Thero to Sri Lanka bearing the noble ...
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