Wednesday, May 2, 2018

 Mihintale - The birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. 

Historically recorded as the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Mihintale is believed to be the meeting place of the Buddhist monk Mahinda, son of Emperor Ashoka of India, and King Devanampiyatissa in the 3rd century BC.

This meeting was the beginning of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, which quickly became a core part of Sinhalese culture.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

 The traditional costume of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan traditional dress for women is Saree and like other South Asia countries, sarongs are also the basic attire for men in Sri Lanka. 


Sri Lankan traditional dress was affected by both Asian and European cultures. Traditional Sri Lankan attires have many other features like appearance, decoration, color which changed over time. 

Friday, January 19, 2018

Sri Lankan Authentic food 

Since Sri Lanka is a multi cultural country, nothing anything less influence when it comes to Sri Lankan food . 


Sri Lanka is filled with its regional flavours while the cuisine is known for a rich combination of rice specialities, spices, herbs, seafood, seasonal vegetables and fruits and of course, legumes.

Many of these dishes are centred around the main staple rice, rice flour and coconut. The curries have immense flavour and colours which are derived from a list of Sri Lankan Hot Spices. These spices not only add great flavour to the food but also adds ayurvedic value to the dish.