Kaudulla Wewa or Kaudulla Tank (Sinhala: කවුඩුල්ල වැව/කවුඩුල්ල ජලාශය) is a reservoir situated on the fringe of the Kaudulla National Park in Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka. Presently, the bed area of the reservoir is very attractive among visit…
Giritale Wewa ( Giritale Tank ) (Sinhala: ගිරිතලේ වැව/ ගිරිතලේ ජලාශය) is a reservoir in Girithale in Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka. History The Giritala Vapi or the Giritala Wewa was constructed during the reign of King Aggabodhi II [(608…
The Natha Devalaya (Sinhala: මහනුවර නාථ දේවාල සංකීර්ණය) is a Devalaya Shrine situated on the premises of the Sacred City of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is considered one of the four Devalas ( Hatara Devala ) associated with the Maha Wasala (the Roya…
Rangiri Dambulu Uyanwatta Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: රන්ගිරි දඹුළු උයන්වත්ත රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Dambulla in Matale District, Sri Lanka. The temple is situated on the wayside of Kandy-Jaffna road and the pathway to the ancient …
The Dambulla Rock Inscription of Kirti Nissankamalla (Sinhala: නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජුගේ දඹුල්ල ගිරි ලිපිය) is found engraved on the rock to the right immediately after passing the Vahalkada (the entrance hall) in the courtyard of Dambulla Cave Temple …
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple , also known as Dambulu Raja Maha Viharaya , Golden rock temple of Dambulla or Cave temple of infinite Buddhas (Sinhala: දඹුල්ල රජමහා විහාරය; Tamil: தம்புள்ளை பொற்கோவில்), is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Damb…
Huluganga Ella Falls (Sinhala: හුළුගඟ ඇල්ල) is a waterfall situated in the middle of Huluganga town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The fall is about 75 m tall and created by the Hulu Ganga River originating from the Knuckles Forest Reserve . The ca…
Ullalapola Sri Sugathavanarama Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: උල්ලලපොල ශ්රී සුගතවනාරාම පුරාණ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Divulapitiya in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. History According to Wellewe Chandananda Thera, the chief priest of the…
Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: බෙල්ලන්විල රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History The early history of the Bellanwila temple is not clear (de Thabrew, 2013). However, locals link the Bodhi tr…
Sanctuaries (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ අභයභූමි) are a category of protected areas in Sri Lanka, administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. They ensure the protection of wildlife outside state land and therefore, sanctuaries may also incl…
Metikotumulla Tempita Viharaya , also known as Sri Saddharma Thilakarama Viharaya (Sinhala: මැටිකොටුමුල්ල ටැම්පිට විහාරය, ශ්රී සද්ධර්ම තිලකාරාම විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Essella village in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. History Met…
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