President Maithrpala Sirisena has signed the documents to pardon the girl (23) who damaged the Sigiriya Mirror Wall using a hairpin, Minister Wijayadasa Rajapaksa said. She was charged with ...

The release of the girl, who was sentenced to two years imprisonment over allegedly damaging the Sigiriya Mirror Wall, would be delayed till Court cases of two appeals are cleared, Deputy ...

A proposal to have a glass cover as protection for the famed Mirror Wall in the Sigiriya rock fortress has sparked debate, with some claiming it could destroy the wall. A string of incidents in recent ...

President Maithripala Sirisena is to grant a residential pardon today to Sinnathambi Utheny the girl who scribbled on the Sigiriya Mirror Wall with a sharp object, the government news portal reported.

Sigiriya was chosen as the capital of King ... Reaching the halfway point of my climb, I reached the Mirror Wall, which at the time of King Kassapa appears almost like a looking glass due to ...

Surrounded by jungle, Sigiriya is known for its iconic Lion's Gate entrance, intricate frescoes and its once-reflective Mirror Wall. Climbing this giant rock is like stepping into an ancient Sri ...

Why is Sigiriya so special ... Frescoes were painted around the fortress, as well as a huge mirror wall – though this actually is “just” a highly polished rock where apparently the kind ...

Sigiriya, called Lion Rock ... Four of the songs on the mirror wall refer to the women in the frescoes as “asran,” the cloud nymphs of Hindu mythology, who frequent Mount Kailasa.

Though Sigiriya is hardly discussed after the Anuradhapura period ... From here Forbes saw the gallery (mirror wall) clinging to the wall. These were accessible through two elevated terraces. Here is ...

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