Kirinda Viharamahadevi Raja Maha Viharaya
Figure 1: The modern Stupa built at the present Kirinda Viharaya . Kirinda Raja Maha Viharaya , also known as Kirinda Viharamahadevi Viharaya (Sin…
August 2020
Adventure Sports in Kitulgala
Kitulgala (Sinhala:කිතුල්ගල) is a small town located in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka, and presently a popular tourist destination for adventure s…
Selva Sannithi Murukan Temple
Selva Sannithi Murukan Temple , also known as Selva Sannidhi Kovil (Tamil: செல்வச்சந்நிதி முருகன் கோயில்; Sinhala: සෙල්ව සන්නිදි කෝවිල), is a Hi…
Kondagala (Loolkandura) | Hike Through the First Tea Estate of Sri Lanka
Kondagala (Sinhala:කොණ්ඩගල, ලූල්කදුර) is a mountain [1,511 m (4,957. 35 ft. amsl)] situated in Deltota in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. Locat…
Pattipola Railway Station
Pattipola Railway Station (Sinhala: පට්ටිපොල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is one of railway stations in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Located along the …
James Taylor's Loolkandura Estate
The Loolkandura Estate (British pronounce: Loolecondera ; Sinhala: ජේම්ස් ටේලර්ගේ ලූල්කඳුර වතුයාය) is the first tea plantation estate in Sri Lan…
Tamil Inscriptions of Fort Hammenhiel
A pillar containing two Tamil inscriptions has been discovered at Hammenhiel Fort in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Discovery The pillar whic…
Fort Hammenhiel
Fort Hammenhiel (Sinhala: හැමන්හිල් බලකොටුව; Tamil: அம்மன்னீல் கோட்டை) is an old Dutch fort situated on a small island between Kayts and Karaitive…
Mannar Fort
Mannar Fort (Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බලකොටුව; Tamil: மன்னார்க் கோட்டை) is an ancient fort located on the island of Mannar, Sri Lanka. History The …
Nine Arch Bridge (Ella)
The Nine Arch Bridge (Sinhala: ආරුක්කු නමයේ පාලම) is a masonry arch bridge/viaduct located on Badulla railway line in Badulla District, Sri Lanka.…
Dhathukanda Sri Jinendrarama Viharaya
Dhathukanda Sri Jinendrarama Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: ධාතුකන්ද ශ්රී ජිනේන්ද්රාරාම පුරාණ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kalalpitiya v…
Maimbulkanda Gallen Viharaya
Maimbulkanda Purana Gallen Viharaya , also known as Maimbula Gallen Viharaya (Sinhala: මාඉඹුල්කන්ද විහාරය/ මාඉඹුල ගල්ලෙන් විහාරය), is a Buddhist t…
Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya
Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: අත්තනගල්ල විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Attanagalla village in Gampaha District, Sri …
Deraniyagala Cave (Sigiriya)
Deraniyagala Cave , also known as Cave No. 7 (Sinhala: දැරණියගල ගුහාව), is a cave situated in the premises of Sigiriya Fortress in Matale Distric…
Nagadeepa Viharaya
Not to be confused with Nagadeepa Viharaya, Mahiyanganaya Nagadeepa Viharaya (Sinhala: නාගදීප විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated on the island…