As Lord Buddha holds an apex position in Sri Lanka, most of the country practices Theravada Buddhism, and so disrespecting Buddha is considered as disrespecting the religion. So, clicking pictures with the statues of Buddha which can be sighted as an insult to the Lord and hurting the religious sentiments of Buddhists, irrespective of the place it was clicked, is forbidden and punishable under section 290A of the Penal Code of the Sri Lankan law.