Jaffna
Jaffna is the cultural and spiritual heart of Sri Lanka’s Tamil community, a city of ancient temples, colonial forts, vibrant local markets, and a distinctive regional cuisine in the far north of the island. The city and its surrounding peninsula are dotted with magnificent Hindu kovils, including the enormous Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, which hosts one […]
Kataragama
Kataragama is a multi-religious sacred town in the south of Sri Lanka, with a complex of temples, shrines and sacred sites drawing Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, and indigenous Vedda pilgrims year-round. The Kataragama Deviyo, the presiding deity, is uniquely venerated across religious boundaries, reflecting the island’s tradition of layered devotion and spiritual synthesis.
Koneswaram Temple
Koneswaram is a spectacular ancient Hindu temple perched on Swami Rock, a granite headland jutting into the sea above Trincomalee natural harbour. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple is one of the five most sacred Shaivite temples and its cliff-top location, with the sea crashing below on three sides and the ocean stretching to the […]
Adam’s Peak
Adam’s Peak, known as the ‘Sacred Footprint’, is a conical mountain in the central highlands revered by Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians, each of whom claims sacred significance, believed respectively to be the footprint of the Buddha, Shiva, Adam or St. Thomas. The pilgrimage season runs from December to May, when thousands of devotees and […]
Temple of the Tooth
The Temple of the Tooth Relic is one of the most revered in Sri Lanka. Located at the heart of the royal city of Kandy, the temple houses what is believed to be the left canine tooth of Gautama Buddha. The temple complex is a masterpiece of Kandyan architecture, and the evening “Tevava puja”, a […]