Not to be confused with Galmaduwa Viharaya (Hingurana) Galmaduwa Viharaya , also known as Gedige Viharaya or Gal Viharaya , is a Buddhist temple situated in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling along the Kalapura roa…
Ginthupitiya Old Kovil (Photo credit: Google Street View) Ginthupitiya Kovil or Jinthupitiya Sri Sivaraja Vinayagar Swamy Kovil is an old Hindu shrine located at No. 99 Ginthupitiya Street, Colombo 13, Sri Lanka. History The history…
St. Joseph's Church , Thillanduwa (also called as Malwatta Palliya ) is a Catholic church located in close proximity to Negombo town, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. History The origin of St. Joseph's Church, Negombo can be dated to…
Godapitiya Mohideen Jummah Mosque (Photo credit: Dotcom Systems, Google street view) Godapitiya Mohideen Jummah Mosque (or Porwai Muhiyaddeen Jummah Mosque ) is a Muslim religious place located in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History …
The Baobab tree located in Pallimunai, Mannar District (Sinhala: මන්නාරම බයෝබැබ් ගස) is believed to be one of the oldest and largest trees in Sri Lanka. It is said to have been planted in 1477, by Arabian sailors who visited the island (Asanga &…
St. Anthony's Shrine at Kochchikade, also known as Kochchikade Palliya (Sinhala: කොච්චිකඩේ පල්ලිය), is a popular Catholic church in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Many people, both Christian and non-Christian, visit this shrine, particularly a…
Ruwanveliseya Dagoba Slab Inscription of Gajabahu I (114-136 A.D.) (Sinhala:පළමුවන ගජබාහු රජුගේ රුවන්වැලිසෑය පුවරු ලිපිය) was discovered on the premises of Ruwanweliseya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (Muller, 1984). It is presently on the d…
Welithara Sri Pushparama Viharaya , also known as Amarapura Mulagandhi Nikaye Mulasthana Nayaka Pansala (Sinhala: වැලිතර ශ්රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Welitara village in Galle District, Sri Lanka. It is located about 1…
A statue of Bodhisattva known as Kushtarajagala (lit: the rock of the Leper King) (Kustarajagala; Sinhala: කුෂ්ඨරාජගල) is found sculptured on the face of a large rock boulder situated in Weligama, Matara District, Sri Lanka. Located in close pro…
A Tamil inscription belonging to the fifth regal year of the Chola ruler Rajadhiraja II (c. 1166-1178 A.D.) has been found in the Tiruvalisvaram temple at Arpakkam, a village situated in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu State, India (A.R.E., 188…
Sri Muthumariamman Temple or Sri Muthumariamman Kovil (Sinhala: මුතුමාරිඅම්මාන් කෝවිල, මාතලේ; Tamil: முத்து மாரியம்மன் கோவில்) is a popular Hindu shrine located in the middle of Matale town, Sri Lanka. The temple is famous among both Hin…
Gongawela Jummah Mosque (Sinhala: ගොන්ගාවෙල ජුම්මා මුස්ලිම් පල්ලිය, මාතලේ) is a Muslim religious place located in Matale town, Sri Lanka. It is said to be the oldest mosque in Matale town (Abeyawardana, 2004). History The first mosque …
Sri Maha Bodhi (also called Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya ) is a sacred fig tree ( Ficus religiosa ) growing in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The tree is believed to have grown from the southern branch of the original Bodhi tree in Bodh Ga…
Basavakkulama Pillar Inscription is a stone pillar inscription discovered from the bund of Basawakkulama tank (the ancient Abhaya Wewa ) situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (Muller, 1984; Ranawella, 2005). Presently, it is on the display at the …
Mahabodhivamsa (lit: History of the Great Bodhi Tree ) is the earliest extant literary work on the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi Tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (Jayawardhana, 1990). Sri Maha Bodhi Tree As described in several ancient chronicles such a…
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