Religions in Sri Lanka

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Religions in Sri Lanka

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Religion is something that dominates Sri Lanka. Not just because of the recent ethnic conflict but also architecturally. Everywhere are reminders of the ethnix mix. Huge Buddhist monuments like the one below are dotted about the landscape, but also the many churches are a reminder of Portuguese control in the 15th century. Negombo just north of Colombo is known as 'little Rome' because it has so many - including St. Mary's (pictured below).

Sri Lanka's Tamils -brought over by the British to work on the tea plantations are mainly Hindhus. Below is a picture of 'tea pluckers' with their temple in the foreground. More >>

Some 7% of the population are Muslim - mainly descendants of arab traders. A major place of worship for them is the Jami-Ul Alfar in Colombo (pictured below) built in 1909. More >>