One of the biggest religious festivals in Ceylon is Esala Perahera, held each year for centuries in honor of the tooth of Buddha, which is enshrined in Kandy, Ceylon. While the densely packed pilgrims ...

Sri Lanka's most sacred elephant passed away at the age of 68 on Monday, prompting an outpouring of grief and a presidential order for the huge cadaver to be stuffed and preserved for posterity.

Heart-rending images of an emaciated elephant at a festival in Sri Lanka have recently surfaced, prompting animal activists to urge tourists to boycott some attractions in the island nation. "This is ...

Animal rights campaigners have called on tourists in Sri Lanka to boycott elephant attractions after photographs of a malnourished female used in a festival were circulated online. Images of the ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka - Thai nonprofit organization Save Elephant Foundation called attention Tuesday to the plight of an ailing, emaciated 70-year-old female elephant who allegedly “must work in the ...

Save Elephant Foundation says Tikiiri, a 70-year-old female, is forced to work during Sri Lanka's Perahera Festival Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Source: Reuters Colombo (Sri Lanka), Feb 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo came alive on February 11 with the sounds of drums and colourful lights, as crowds gathered to watch majestic elephants ...