It is a special day for Buddhists in the Island. Poson is tied up intricately with the Mihintale mountain. It was here at Mihintale that King Devanampiyatissa, out hunting, met Arhant Mahinda ...

Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya, Ven. Walahahengunawewe Dhammaratana Thera, on Tuesday (02), told government officials that his temple did not need state funds for the 2024 National ...

Srilanka, May 28 -- The state Poson festival will be celebrated at Mihintale, Anuradhapura Atamasthana and Thanthirimale. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to participate in the ...

The major ancient historic sites in Sri Lanka, all UNESCO World Heritage sites: Sacred City of Anuradhapura and Mihintale, Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Ancient City of ...

The President’s Media Division (PMD) while refuting continuing accusations that the Mihintale State Poson festival had been denied required funds, yesterday (31) declared that public funds amounting ...

Poson Poya holds deep significance for all Buddhists in Sri Lanka. When we speak of Poson, the first place that comes to mind is Mihintale. Mihintale, long revered as the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri ...

Devotees in their thousands will flock to the Missaka hill (Mihintale), the sacred spot eleven km north-east of Anuradhapura, next Saturday - Poson Full Moon Poya day. Being the place where Arahant ...

Archaeological officials in Sri Lanka say that treasure hunters have destroyed a historical Buddhist site in Mihintale, Anuradhapura. According to a complaint lodged at the police by ...