February 2020

Pallekadu Archaeological Site

Pallekadu Archaeological site (Sinhala: පල්ලෙකාඩු පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය) is situated in Oluvil village, Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The site is …

Darshan Dharmaraj

Darshan Dharmaraj (Tamil: தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ்; Sinhala: දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්) was an actor in Sri Lankan Cinema. Personal details Born in Rakwana to a…

Magul Maduwa, Kandy

The Royal Audience Hall of Kandy, popularly known as the Magul Maduwa (Sinhala: මගුල් මඩුව, මහනුවර), is located on the premises of the sacred Temp…

Thuparamaya (Anuradhapura)

Thuparamaya or Tubaraba (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ථූපාරාමය, Tamil: தூபாராமய, அனுராதபுரம்) is an ancient Buddhist monastery complex in Anuradhapura Dist…

Samadhi Buddha Statue (Anuradhapura)

The archaic Buddha image famously known as the Anuradhapura Samadhi Buddha Statue (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර සමාධි බුදු පිළිමය, Tamil: சமாதி புத்தர் சிலை…

Gamini Kularatna Memorial

Gamini Kularatna Memorial (also known as Hasalaka Gamini Ranaviru Smarakaya ) (Sinhala: හසලක ගාමිණී කුලරත්න ස්මාරකය) has been erected to commemora…

Ranamune Pihilla and Ambalama

The Ranamune Pihilla , also known as the Ranamune Water Spout , and the Ambalama (Sinhala: රණමුනේ පිහිල්ල සහ අම්බලම) are situated in Kothmale in…

Mayakkai Vivaparimalai Prehistoric Site

Mayakkai Vivaparimalai Prehistoric Site (Sinhala: මායක්කායි විවපරිමලෙයි ප්‍රාග් එෙතිහාසික සථානය) is situated in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The…

Sennarugama Pillar Inscription of Kassapa IV

Sennarugama Pillar Inscription of King Kassapa IV (Sinhala: සිව්වන කාශ්‍යප රජුගේ සෙන්නරුගම ටැම් ලිපිය) is a pillar inscription found in Anuradhapu…

Kal Munai Old Survey Tower

Kal Munai Old Survey Tower (Photo credit: Tharindu Ranasinghe, Google street view) Kal Munai Old Survey Tower (Sinhala: කල්මුනායි පැරණි මිනුම්…

Bolana Pillar Inscription of King Kassapa V

Bolana Pillar Inscription of King Kassapa V (Sinhala: පස්වන කාශ්‍යප රජුගේ බෝලාන ටැම් ලිපිය) is a pillar inscription found from Bolana village,…

Ramboda Falls

Ramboda Falls (Sinhala: රම්බොඩ දිය ඇලි, Tamil: இறம்பொடை அருவி) are located in Ramboda area in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. Originated by the…

Heritance Kandalama

Heritance Kandalama (Sinhala: හෙරිටන්ස් කණ්ඩලම හෝටලය) is a star class luxury hotel located in the vicinity of Kandalama Wewa, Matale District, S…

Bollatha Ambalama (Gampaha)

Bollatha Ambalama B ollatha Ambalama (Sinhala: බොල්ලත අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is loca…

Udammita Ambalama

The Udammita Ambalama (Sinhala: උදම්මිට අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is located at Udammita junction on the V…

Delft Island Fort

Delft Island Fort (also known as Meekaman / Meegaman Fort ) (Sinhala: ඩෙල්ෆ් බලකොටුව, Tamil: நெடுந்தீவுக் கோட்டை) is a ruined fort located on the…