Divurumwela Raja Maha Viharaya
Divurumwela Raja Maha Viharaya , some called Divurumpola Temple (Sinhala: දිවුරුම්වෙල විහාරය, දිවුරුම්පොල විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in…
January 2021
Res Vehera (Sesseruwa)
Res Vehera Buddha S esseruwa Viharaya , popularly known as Res Vehera (Sinhala: රැස් වෙහෙර සැස්සේරුව විහාරය) is a Buddhist temp…
Kurunegala Tara (Colombo National Museum)
A statue of the goddess Tara was discovered in Kurunegala in Sri Lanka. Presently, it is on display at the National Museum of Colombo (Dohanian, 19…
Hambantota gallows
Hambantota gallows is a gallows tree located in the south-eastern tip of Hambantota tower hill area in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. History T…
Godavaya Gothapabbata Viharaya
Godavaya Gothapabbata Viharaya (Sinhala: ගොඩවාය ගෝඨපබ්බත විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated on a rocky cliff by the side of the Ambalantota s…
Yahangala Viharaya (Hambantota)
Not to be confused with Yahangala Yahangala Viharaya (Sinhala: යහන්ගල විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. It is situat…
Mala Tara (Colombo National Museum)
The statue of Mala Tara (Sinhala: මාල තාරා) is a 10th-century silver alloyed sculpture of the goddess Tara discovered from Mannar in Sri Lanka. Pre…
Gopala Pabbata
Gopala Pabbata G opala Pabbata (Sinhala: ගෝපාල පබ්බත) is a small group of rocks located within the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa…
Lankatilaka Viharaya (Kandy)
Not to be confused with Lankatilaka Image House (Polonnaruwa) Lankatilaka Viharaya (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය, මහනුවර) is a Buddhist temple built o…
Logan Sapphire
Logan Sapphire (Sinhala: ලෝගන් නිල් මැණික; Tamil: லோகன் நீலக்கல்) is a world-famous faceted blue sapphire discovered from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan sap…
Beli-lena
Beli-lena (Sinhala:බෙලිලෙන; Tamil: பெலிலென) is a large (ca. 30x15 m) prehistoric cave situated in Kitulgala in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It i…
Nanu Oya Arch Bridge (Kiribathkumbura)
Nanu-Oya Arch Bridge (Sinhala: කිරිබත්කුඹුර පිහිටි නානුඔය පැරණි පාළම) is located near the Kiribathkumbura Highway Museum premises in Kandy District…
Ulpange (Kandy)
The Ulpange , also known as Queens Bathing Pavilion (Sinhala: උල්පැන්ගේ), is located on the edge of Kandy Lake , to the south of the Temple of the…
Weligatta Gavuta Pillar Inscription of Nissankamalla
The Weligatta Gavuta Pillar Inscription of King Nissankamalla (Sinhala: නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජුගේ වැලිගත්ත ගාවුත ටැම් ලිපිය) is presently on the display a…
Devinuwara Pillar Inscription of Parakramabahu VI
The Devinuwara Pillar Inscription of King Parakramabahu VI (Sinhala: හයවන පරාක්‍රමබාහු රජුගේ දෙවිනුවර ටැම් ලිපිය) is presently on display at the I…
Palace of Vijayabahu I (Anuradhapura)
The ruins of the temporary Palace of King Vijayabahu I (Sinhala: පළමුවන විජයබාහු රජුගේ අනුරාධපුර රජ මාළිගය) is located in the ancient Anuradhapura c…
Pothgul Vehera (Polonnaruwa)
Pothgul Vehera (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව පොත්ගුල් වෙහෙර) is a ruined shrine complex situated at the southern end of the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa …