Galmaduwa Viharaya (Kandy)
Not to be confused with Galmaduwa Viharaya (Hingurana) Galmaduwa Viharaya , also known as Gedige Viharaya or Gal Viharaya , is a Buddhist temple…
May 2019
Ginthupitiya Old Kovil (Colombo )
Ginthupitiya Old Kovil (Photo credit: Google Street View) Ginthupitiya Kovil or Jinthupitiya Sri Sivaraja Vinayagar Swamy Kovil is an old Hin…
St. Joseph's Church (Negombo)
St. Joseph's Church S t. Joseph's Church , also called Malwatta Palliya, Thillanduwa (Sinhala: මීගමුව ශාන්ත ජෝශප් දේව…
Godapitiya Mohideen Jummah Mosque
Godapitiya Mohideen Jummah Mosque , also known as Porwai Muhiyaddeen Jummah Mosque (Sinhala: ගොඩපිටිය ජුම්මා මුස්ලිම් පල්ලිය), is a Muslim religio…
Baobab Tree (Mannar)
The Baobab tree ( Adansonia digitata L. ) located in Pallimunai, Mannar District (Sinhala: මන්නාරම බයෝබැබ් ගස), is reputedly one of the oldest an…
St. Anthony's Shrine (Kochchikade)
St. Anthony's Shrine at Kochchikade, also known as Kochchikade Palliya (Sinhala: කොච්චිකඩේ පල්ලිය), is a popular Catholic church in Colombo D…
Ruwanweliseya Slab Inscription of Gajabahu I
Ruwanveliseya Dagoba Slab Inscription of Gajabahu I (114-136 A.D.) (Sinhala:පළමුවන ගජබාහු රජුගේ රුවන්වැලිසෑය පුවරු ලිපිය) was discovered on the …
Sri Pushparama Viharaya (Balapitiya)
Welithara Sri Pushparama Viharaya , also known as Amarapura Mulagandhi Nikaye Mulasthana Nayaka Pansala (Sinhala: වැලිතර ශ්රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය) i…
Kushtarajagala Bodhisattva Statue
A statue of Bodhisattva known as Kushtarajagala (lit: the rock of the Leper King; Sinhala: කුෂ්ඨරාජගල) Kustarajagala is found sculptured on the fa…
Arpakkam Inscription of the Fifth Year of Rajadhiraja II
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 te…
Sri Muthumariamman Temple (Matale)
Sri Muthumariamman Temple or Sri Muthumariamman Kovil (Sinhala: මුතුමාරිඅම්මාන් කෝවිල, මාතලේ; Tamil: முத்து மாரியம்மன் கோவில்) is a popular Hi…
Gongawela Jummah Mosque, Matale
Gongawela Jummah Mosque (Sinhala: ගොන්ගාවෙල ජුම්මා මුස්ලිම් පල්ලිය, මාතලේ) is a Muslim religious place located in Matale town, Sri Lanka. It is sa…
Sri Maha Bodhi Tree (Anuradhapura)
Sri Maha Bodhi (also called Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya ) is a sacred fig tree ( Ficus religiosa ) growing in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lank…
Basavakkulama Pillar Inscription of Sena II
Basavakkulama Pillar Inscription is a stone pillar inscription discovered from the bund of Basawakkulama tank (the ancient Abhaya Wewa ) situated…
Mahabodhivamsa (History of the Great Bodhi Tree)
Mahabodhivamsa (lit: History of the Great Bodhi Tree ) is the earliest extant literary work on the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi Tree in Anuradhapura, Sr…