Buddha statues cut out of rock are seen in many places in Sri Lanka. Among them, the ones at Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa offer a rare sight with four rock-cut statues in a row. Earlier known as ...

In the year 1981 an exhibition was organised in England to celebrate fifty years of universal franchise in Sri Lanka. One of the exhibits was a replica of the Polonnaruwa Sathapena Buddha statue ...