Not to be confused with Athkanda Raja Maha Viharaya (Matara) Athkanda Raja Maha Viharaya Ethkanda Viharaya (Sinhala: ඇත්කඳ විහාරය, කුරුණෑගල) is a Buddhist temple located in the vicinity of Kurunegala town in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. …
More than one hundred and fifty Tamil inscriptions have been recorded so far in Sri Lanka (Pathmanathan, 2006). Most of them are found in Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala, Mannar, and Ampara districts (Pathmanathan, 2006). Howeve…
The Dutch Reformed Church situated within the Galle Fort premises is one of the earliest Dutch churches in Sri Lanka. History Located close to the new entrance to the fort, the church has been built on the highest point in the Galle For…
The Cathedral of St. Mary or Cathedral of the Mother of Rosary (Sinhala:ශාන්ත මරියා ආසන දෙව් මැදුර, ගාල්ල; Tamil: புனித மரியாள் பேராலயம், காலி) is a catholic church in Galle, Sri Lanka. Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is the cathedral …
The Dutch Reformed Church (Sinhala: ලන්දේසි රෙපරමාදු පල්ලිය, මාතර) situated within the Matara Fort premises is one of the earliest Dutch churches in Sri Lanka. History According to the inscription over the entrance, this church has be…
Not to be confused with Kiri Vehera, Polonnaruwa & Kiri Vehera, Lahugala Kiri Vehera Viharaya (Sinhala: කතරගම කිරි වෙහෙර) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kataragama in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. History The Kiri Vehera Stup…
Sri Lanka's first nationalized bus is presently placed in the premises of Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) for the public display. In order to provide a better service to the people, the Mahajana Eksath Peram…
Padalanchana Chethiya (lit: the Foot-print Stupa; Sinhala: පාද ලාංඡන චේතිය) Pada Lanchana Stupa is a small Stupa located to the east of Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. This Stupa is also called Sila Thupa/Chethiya or Digh…
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