As for many other origins of Marian images, it is said that the statue of Our Lady of Mahdu was rediscovered in 1670, miraculously hidden in the trunk of a tree. Maybe one of the most astounding ...

Adjacent to the statue stands the small Neeraviyadi Pillaiyar ... terms this a sign of increasing “Sinhala-Buddhisisation” in the northern and eastern provinces, where large numbers of Sri ...