Kossinna Yatawatta Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කොස්සින්න යටවත්ත රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Kossinna in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. History During the reign of King Parakramabahu VIII (1490-1509 A.D.),…
The ruins of several underground structures (probably the ruins of an underground residence of a Buddhist monastery) made of " Kabok " (laterite) have been unearthed from the school premises of Ananda Sastralaya in Pita Kotte village in…
Demalamaha Seya , also known as Damila Thupa (Sinhala: දෙමළ මහා සෑය, දමිල ස්තූපය), Demala Maha Seya, Damila Maha Seya is a gigantic brick-built Stupa situated in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. History Demalamaha Seya, acco…
St. Andrew's Church (Sinhala: ශාන්ත අන්දෘ දේවස්ථානය, හපුතලේ) is an old Church situated in Haputale in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. History The history of St. Andrew's Church runs back to the 19th century. The British people who mi…
Devon Ella Falls (Sinhala: ඩෙවෝන් ඇල්ල; Tamil: டெவோன் அருவி) is a waterfall cascading in Talawakele village in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. A viewpoint of this waterfall is located on the Hatton-Nuwara Eliya road (A7) about 6 km distance fro…
Kanniya Thermal Springs or Kanniya hot water wells (Sinhala: කන්නියා උණුදිය ලිං; Tamil: கன்னியா வெந்நீரூற்று) are located in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka. Hot water springs Commonly, thermal springs in the world are associated with volc…
Sri Parakramabahu Raja Maha Viharaya , also known as Kudumirissa Viharaya or Amunugoda Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: ශ්රී පරාක්රමබාහු රජමහා විහාරය, කුඩුමිරිස්ස විහාරය, අමුණුගොඩ රජ මහා විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Amun…
The Nelum Pokuna (lit: the Lotus Pond/Lotus Bath ) (Sinhala: නෙළුම් පොකුණ) is an old pond situated in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. History This pond is referred to in chronicles by the name " Paduma-nahana-kotthaka &qu…
The Eth Pokuna (lit: the Elephant Pond ) (Sinhala: ඇත් පොකුණ/Ath Pokuna; Tamil: எத் பொக்குண (யானைக் குளம்)) is an old pond situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Located to the southwest of the Abhayagiri Stupa in close proximi…
Surathali Ella Falls (Sinhala: සුරතලී ඇල්ල) Suratali Falls is a long water slip along a rock wall in the middle of a forest located in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the roadside of the Balangoda-Beragala road (A4 road) approx…
Kirindi Ella Falls (Sinhala: කිරිඳි ඇල්ල) is a waterfall cascading in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. Situated in Kuttapitiya village, the fall can be reached by travelling along the Pelmadulla-Kuttapitiya road about 7.8 km distance from the Pelma…
Brahmana Ella Falls (Sinhala: බ්රාහ්මණ අැල්ල, ලංකාගම) is a waterfall situated near the border of the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Galle District, Sri Lanka. The fall can be reached via Sinharaja Lankagama entrance. The fall is 31 m high and…
Udawattakele Forest Reserve (also known as Udawattakele Sanctuary , Udawattakele Royal Forest Park ) (Sinhala: උඩවත්තකැලේ වනාන්තරය) is a historic forest located behind the premises of the sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic , Kandy, Sri Lanka. Dur…
Jathika Namal Uyana or National Ironwood Garden (Sinhala: ජාතික නාමල් උයන රෝස තිරිවාණ නිධිය) is a famous ironwood forest and a large rose quartz mountain [about 320 m (1,049.87 ft. amsl)] situated in the village of Ulpathgama at Galkiriyagama …
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