Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque (Colombo Red Mosque)
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque , popularly known as Rathu Palliya , lit: Red Mosque or Red Musjid (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, Tamil: கொழும்பு புறக்கோ…
September 2018
Sri Dharmendrarama Viharaya (Mayadunna)
Sri Dharmendrarama Viharaya , also known as Mayadunna Viharaya (Sinhala: ශ්රී ධර්මේන්ද්රාරාම රජ මහා විහාරය, මායාදුන්න විහාරය), Sri Dharmendrar…
Gal Potha Stone Inscription
Gal Potha (lit: Stone book; Sinhala: ගල්පොත සෙල්ලිපිය) Gal Pota is a giant stone slab inscription in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka.…
Tamil Pillar Inscription of Vijayabahu VI (Colombo National Museum)
Tamil Pillar Inscription of the reign of Vijayabahu VI is one of Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . It is presently exhibited at the outside passag…
Rajagala Archaeological Site | Ancient Ariyakara Viharaya
Rajagala (lit: The monarch rock) or Rassahela is the modern name used for the ancient Ariyakara or Girikumbila Viharaya , a ruined Buddhist mona…
Maha Oya Hot Springs
Maha Oya Thermal Springs , also called Maha Oya hot water springs or thermal cluster (Sinhala: මහ ඔය උණුදිය ලිං), are in Ampara District, Sri Lan…
Jetavanarama Gold Plates (Colombo National Museum)
Jetavanarama Gold Plates or Jetavanarama Golden Manuscript (Sinhala: ජේතවනාරාම රන් පත්), were found from the Jetavanarama Vihara complex in Anu…
Pujavaliya
Pujãvaliya (Sinhala: පූජාවලිය) is a Sinhalese classic written in the 13th century. It was compiled by Buddhaputra Sthavira (commonly known as Mayur…
Sinha Pokuna | Lion Pond at Mihintale
Sinha Pokuna (lit: the Lion Pond; Sinhala: සිංහ පොකුණ) is one of the ponds in the ancient Buddhist monastery complex of Mihintale in Anuradhapura…
Naga Pokuna | Cobra Pond at Mihintale
The Naga Pokuna (lit. the Cobra Pond; Sinhala: නාග පොකුණ) is one of the ponds in the ancient Buddhist monastery complex of Mihintale in Anuradha…
Pitakotte Gal Ambalama
Pitakotte Gal Ambalama (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ ගල් අම්බලම) is a stone doss-house located in Pita-Kotte in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History …
Bingoda Aranya Senasanaya (Govinda Hela)
Bingoda Aranya Senasanaya or Bingoda Forest Hermitage (බිංගොඩ ආරණ්ය සේනාසනය) is an ancient Buddhist cave temple in Siyambalanduwa Divisional Sec…