The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), High Commission of India, organized an online workshop titled ‘Buddhist Heritage Management and Conservation: From Mountains to Oceans’ to mark Binara ...

Binara Poya which falls on September 17, is an important Poya as the Bhikkhuni Sasana (nuns order) was established in India by the Buddha, on a Binara Poya. On Esala Poya in July the, upasampada ...

Poya day is a monthly holiday in Sri Lanka, marking the full moon.(Photo: Xinhua) A girl offers prayers during the Poya Day in the Kelaniya Temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Sept. 20, 2021.

Poson celebrations were widespread this week with major events taking place in Anuradhapura, Thantirimale and Mihintale. Marking the day that Arahat Mahinda converted Sri Lanka’s king Devanampiyatissa ...

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 ...