The government has decided to provide state patronage to the Poson festival in Mihintale this year. A meeting to organize the Poson festival was held on Thurday(06) at Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara.

Devotees are seen taking part in religious observances at the Bellanwila Rajamaha Vihara in light of the Navam full moon Poya which falls today. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel ...

Buddhist devotees in Sri Lanka celebrate the Poson Full Moon Poya Day this year on a grand scale, giving priority to religious observances. A number of devotees were observed visiting the Gangaramaya ...

Poson Poya marks the arrival of Arahat Maha Mahinda Maha Thera in Sri Lanka along with the message of the Sakya clan’s Great Son Gotama Buddha. By admiring with respect and following the Buddha’s ...

Meanwhile in a further display of blatantly discriminatory application of the law President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Hambantota District MP Namal Rajapaksa visited ...

The mission commenced its journey from Mihintale on Poson Poya Day June 11, 1957 with the blessings of the Maha Sangha and the Buddhist public. The second stage of the journey to Germany began on June ...

Approximately 1.2 million pilgrims have arrived at the Anuradhapura and Mihintale sacred sites in light of the ‘Poson’ Full Moon Poya Day. The ‘Poson’ Committee stated that yet more pilgrims were ...