COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — Sri Lankan authorities will deport a British tourist for having an image of Buddha tattooed on her arm, an official said Wednesday. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said Naomi ...

The travellers took the photos at a Buddhist temple in central Sri Lanka. One of the pictures is of a pretend kiss on a Buddha statue. In another, the man tried to imitate the pose of the Buddha.

A British woman has won nearly £4,000 in compensation from a Sri Lankan court after being wrongly deported for having a Buddha tattoo on her arm.. Naomi Coleman, a mental health nurse from ...

A British tourist is to be deported from Sri Lanka because of a Buddha tattoo on her arm. ... Tourists guilty for Buddha photos. Published. 21 August 2012. Related internet links.

Sri Lanka police on Monday detained and questioned an Indian tourist who was wearing a dress with a print of the Buddha on it. Wearing the image of the Buddha remains a sensitive matter in the ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's customs authorities yesterday impounded a consignment of aprons from India featuring images of the Buddha, saying the novelty garments were "offensive to Buddhists". Spokesman ...

Faqi Wednesday, 19 July 2017 12:16 PM . This is crazy, arresting a tourist for weaing an image of the Buddha. What if she had a necklace with an image woudl they still arrest her.