Kota Vehera , also known as Kotaveheragala Viharaya (Sinhala: ලාහුගල කොට වෙහෙර), is a Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The temple has been erected on a small hillock situated on the verge of the Lahugala-Kitulan…
Keragala Padmavathi Pirivena , also known as Keragala Padmavathi Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කෑරගල පද්මාවතී රජමහා විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Keragala village in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling ab…
Dehadu Kadulla (Sinhala: දෙහදු කඩුල්ල) is an ancient gateway made out of rock located in the village of Kadadora in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The gateway formed by a bridge of a rock and an embankment is also called Kandadvara from which …
The transitional era between the end of Pre-historic Period and the beginning of the Historic Period of Sri Lanka is known as the Proto-historic Period of Sri Lanka . There is little or no evidence of when and how the important transition from an…
Prehistory of Sri Lanka ranges from ca 250,000 BP to 1,000 BC. The distribution, physical characteristics and way of life of Sri Lankan man in this prehistoric period have been determined and suggested by various archaeological evidence discovere…
Menik Vehera (lit: The gem temple ) (Sinhala: මැණික් වෙහෙර) is a Buddhist monastic complex located in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. History The history of this complex is not known. But according to the architectural feature…
Not to be confused with Kiri Vehera, Kataragama & Kiri Vehera, Lahugala Kiri Vehera (lit: Milk Stupa) is a Stupa located in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. Situated north to the Lankathilaka Pilima Geya , this is the second t…
Not to be confused with Rankoth Viharaya, Pandura Rankoth Vehera , also known as Rankoth Vihara, Ruwanweli Dagoba of Polonnaruwa (Rankot Vehera) (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව රන්කොත් වෙහෙර) is a colossal Stupa located in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa…
The Palace of Parakramabahu I , also known as Vaijayantha Prasada or Vijayotpaya (Sinhala: මහාපරාක්රමබාහු මාළිගය, පොළොන්නරුව), is the royal palace built by King Parakramabahu the Great (1153-1186 A.D.) within the Citadel of the Ancient City o…
Panakaduwa Copper Plate Grant , also known as Panakaduwa Thamba Sannasa (Sinhala: පනාකඩුව තඹ සන්නස), is a copper-plate charter discovered in the village of Panakaduwa in the Morawak Korale of Matara District, Sri Lanka. This artefact is consider…
Unāwatuna Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: උනාවැටුන විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. The temple is situated in Unãwatuna village belonging to the Buttala Divisional Secretary's Division . Etymology The na…
Dunhinda Ella Falls (Sinhala: දුන්හිඳ ඇල්ල; Tamil: துன்கிந்த நீர்வீழ்ச்சி) is a waterfall situated in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. Located on Badulla-Mahiyangana road about 5 km distance from the Badulla town, the fall can be reached by walking …
Uththara Jayamaha Viharaya (Sinhala: උත්තර ජයමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Ampara District Sri Lanka. It is situated in Hingurana town approximately 500 meters away from the Hingurana Sugar Factory . History The history of Uththara…
Baker's Ella Falls (Sinhala: බේකර්ස් ඇල්ල) is a waterfall located in Horton Plains National Park in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri lanka. The fall is 20.31 m (66.63 ft.) tall and formed by Belihul Oya, a tributary of the Walawe Ganga River (Abe…
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